UK car production falls for sixth straight month in August
BRITISH car productions fell for the sixth consecutive month in August, a traditionally lower output month affected by summer shutdowns and factories prepping to switch to newer models,…
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Old aerial photos falsely linked to Thai floods in August 2024
As devastating floods hit Thailand in August 2024, old photos made the rounds in Facebook posts that misleadingly linked them to the disaster. While one of the pictures genuinely showed…
German car sales plunge in August as EV slump worsens
Sales of new cars plummeted in Germany in August, official data showed Wednesday, dragged down by a record fall in demand for electric vehicles in Europe's biggest auto market. A total of…
Consumer sentiment in Germany drops significantly in August
Consumer sentiment in Germany has taken a significant hit this month due to rising unemployment, more insolvencies and a poor economic outlook, according to the latest data published on…
Old simulation video falsely shared as Japan earthquake in August 2024
Old footage from the Japanese government in 2016 simulating the potential effects of a powerful earthquake has been misrepresented online as showing the tremor that shook the country's…
Malaysian government is not giving out 1,000 ringgit e-wallet subsidy in August 2024: ministry
Malaysia is not restarting an e-wallet subsidy scheme that concluded in February 2024, the country's finance ministry told AFP. It said graphics circulating on social media -- which…
Posts falsely depict old Japan quake photos as aftermath of August 2024 jolt
Screenshot of the false Facebook post, taken August 21, 2024 The post racked up more than 680 shares. Other Facebook pages such as here, here and here also shared the photos with the same…
Photo shows aftermath of New Year's Day jolt in Japan, not August 2024 quake
Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, taken August 13, 2024 The posts surfaced after a powerful 7.1-magnitude jolt hit southern Japan on August 8, leaving at least 15 people injured…
Rare August cold front arrives Thursday
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – We have one more day with an onshore wind pattern that brings extra humidity off the Gulf of Mexico. Temperatures climb into the low-mid 90s, but it’ll feel like…
U.S. Olympian couldn't pay her rent. Flavor Flav and Alexis Ohanian took care of it
Veronica Fraley is scheduled to compete at the Paris Olympics for the first time Friday. So now probably is not a good time for distractions — like, say, rent being due back home in…