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Fact Check: Image of Daily Mail article about plan to ban England flag is fake
The Daily Mail news outlet did not publish a headline saying the British government considered banning the England flag in public,
The Daily Mail news outlet did not publish a headline saying the British government considered banning the England flag in public, a spokesperson for the newspaper said in response to a fake image that appeared online.
Online posts, opens new tab have shared an image that mimics the format of the Mail’s mobile website, with a piece headlined, “Government considers BANNING England flag from being displayed in public,” and dated August 24. Mail on Sunday political editor Glen Owen is named in the byline.
VERDICT
False. An image mimicking the Daily Mail website format that seemingly shows the outlet saying the British government considered banning England flags in public is fake, according to a Mail spokesperson who said the outlet did not publish the article.
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