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Video shows Islamic prayer call in Lancaster House, not Buckingham Palace

A video is being shared on social media with false claims it shows the Islamic call to prayer being performed at Buckingham Palace. But it was actually filmed at Lancaster House, which is a government building, and is more than a year old. 

In the footage, a man standing at a podium is performing the call to prayer, known as the Adhan, in a grand building and a crowd is gathered to watch. 

It has been shared on social media with captions including “We’re watching the complete collapse of a once great empire. The Islamic call to prayer inside of Buckingham Palace is just the latest example of its defeat”, and “Muslim call to prayer inside Buckingham Palace? WTH”. 

But the footage actually shows a scene in Lancaster House, which is situated near Buckingham…


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Image shows Beirut, not explosion at Ukraine security service headquarters

A picture is being shared widely online with false claims it shows plumes of smoke emanating from the headquarters of Ukraine’s security service in Kyiv after a missile attack by Russia.

A Facebook post sharing an image claiming to be of the headquarters says: “Breaking news: What hit the security headquarters of the SBU in Kiev?! All the important officers were inside‼”

However, this is not what the photograph circulating on Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter), depicts.

The image is actually a screenshot from a video showing a section of the evacuated port silos in Beirut, Lebanon, collapsing in August 2022 after a fire broke out on the site in July. 

This followed a huge explosion in the port in August 2020, involving thousands of tonnes of stored…


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New Survey Shows 92% Positive Experience Rate For People Hosting Ukrainians

A new survey reveals that there is a 92% positive experience for People Hosting Ukrainians: County Tipperary is hosting 978 displaced Ukrainians in accommodation provided or shared with hosts.

This represents 30% of the total number of Ukrainians who have arrived in the county since the invasion of Ukraine.

Nationally, 25% of all arrivals from Ukraine are currently living in host homes or pledged accommodation. 

A further 2, 260 Ukrainian refugees are accommodated in State provided accommodation centres in county Tipperary meaning that a total of 3,238 Ukrainians are accommodated in county Tipperary.

The research shows that 76% would recommend hosting.  The research was presented by Helping Irish Hosts and the Irish Red Cross to Oireachtas…


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Kevin Hart Absolutely Refuses To Host Award Shows

Kevin Hart told Sky News he refuses to host an award show, noting that it’s not a space that is conducive to a comedian’s success.

Hart shared strong emotions when asked if he would consider hosting any award shows in the future “No, absolutely not,” he said “Let’s just throw that hope right out the window right now.” He continued by reiterating his stance on the matter. “Let’s just throw that hope right out the window right now – whatever level of hope you have, I want to destroy it right now,” he said to Sky News, in a video shared by TMZ.

He weighed in on the topic on the heels of recent backlash against Jo Koy’s hosting performance at the Academy Awards, which many people believed to have been a total flop.

Hart was a hard-no on the issue and had…


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Former Jeopardy Host Mayim Bialik Celebrates Show’s Emmy Win Despite Her Recent Dismissal

Summary

  • Mayim Bialik celebrates Jeopardy!‘s Emmy win despite no longer hosting the show, showing her love and support.
  • Bialik announced via Instagram that she would not be returning as host, but is grateful for her time on the show.
  • Ken Jennings will be the sole host of the syndicated version of Jeopardy! next season, maintaining continuity for viewers.


Jeopardy! fans were shocked when Mayim Bialik announced that she had been “informed by Sony” that she would no longer be performing hosting duties on the iconic game show last month. However, her sudden departure from the show did not prevent her from showing her love and support of the series as she celebrated its recent Emmy win for Outstanding Game Show.

Taking to her Instagram account, Bialik wrote:

I’m so…


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