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Traffic cameras in Leeds city centre cannot ‘capture faces’

A video posted on Facebook claims that Leeds city centre now has traffic cameras that “capture faces”. 

But a spokesperson for Leeds City Council confirmed that this is not true. 

The video, which has 5,000 shares on Facebook and originally appeared on TikTok, shows footage of streets in Leeds city centre. Text on top of the video says: “15 minute cities are coming”. 

The “15 minute city” refers to an urban planning concept where all necessary amenities are within a 15 minute walk or cycle of people’s homes. 

Full Fact has previously written about many false claims that relate to 15 minute cites as part of our work countering misinformation online.

We have also fact checked claims relating to personal data, including that Asda self-service checkouts


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