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Multiple posts are sharing false images of what appear to be front covers of Forbes magazine featuring Hamas leaders. 

One image shows former Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, while another shows current Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh. The word “Forbes” is overlaid on top of the photos and other text is also formatted in the style of a magazine cover.

Each image has been shared on multiple social media platforms including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram. 

These posts appear to have been first shared by the official X account for the State of Israel where the post featuring the image of Mr Meshaal has more than 13,000 shares and the post featuring Mr Haniyeh also has over 5,000. The account commented on both these posts stating that the images are…

Several Facebook posts shared in local community groups are falsely promoting an Argos giveaway that is not real. 

The posts, which have identical text, claim: “Argos is giving Gifts of smartphones, laptops other miscellaneous things at no charge mailed straight to your doorstep [sic]”. It says people can arrange the delivery by completing a “short 20 second form on the next page”.

A spokesperson for Argos confirmed to Full Fact that the offer is not genuine. 

One post appearing in a community group for Liverpool has almost 300 shares, while another post in a group for Mayobridge in Northern Ireland has more than 220 shares. It also appears in groups for Knock Shrine in Ireland, Worthing and Lancing in West Sussex and Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, as well…

An apparent US government memo approving $8 billion worth of aid to Israel is fake.

A screenshot shared on Facebook shows a Presidential memo dated “October 07, 2023” which reads, in part “I hereby delegate the Secretary of State the authority under section 506(1)(a) of the FAA to direct the drawdown of up to $8 billion in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, to provide assistance to Israel”.

No such memo appears on the White House website, where Presidential actions are published, or on archived versions of the website from 7 October.

NBC News has reported that a White House representative has confirmed the document circulating online is fake, with Reuters Fact Check also reporting that it is…

More than 13,000 people have shared a Facebook post claiming to offer a giveaway for two houses, which people can enter by commenting on the post and sharing it, as well as liking the page that published it. 

The post features a number of pictures of the interior and exterior of a large single-storey house, and says: “THIS September #We have two beautiful House [sic] which cannot be sold as they have some minor dents and scratches. Since it’s still in perfect condition, we decided to give it away to two of you before September 17th!!!  ‪

“To‪ par‪ti‪ci‪p‪at‪e‪:

“1 -‪ ‪S‪h‪ar‪e 2 – Co‪‪‪‪m‪ment: Done‪ 3 – Li‪‪‪‪ke ou‪‪r p‪‪‪age [sic].”

But this isn’t a real giveaway. A reverse-image search shows that…

A post advertising Wilko products at heavily discounted prices has been shared on Facebook. 

But these offers have nothing to do with the retailer, which fell into administration in August putting around 12,000 jobs at risk, with administrators telling Full Fact the websites sharing these offers are “not genuine”. 

The post says: “We have to clean up the remaining 8000+ products in the warehouse! !

“To thank everyone for your continued companionship and support, the lowest price during clearance is only £1.9!

“Don’t miss the store closing offer [sic].” 

It also features pictures of products supposedly available at very low prices, such as a suitcase set for £7.99 and an airfryer for £7.35. 

Although the Facebook page sharing the offer is not called…