Paintings found in skip by dog walkers sell for £16,000 at auction | Flipboard

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Paintings found in skip by dog walkers sell for £16,000 at auction A couple who spotted two paintings in a skip while walking their dog have seen them fetch £16,000 at auction.

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Topics 4

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What happened

Paintings found in skip by dog walkers sell for £16,000 at auction A couple who spotted two paintings in a skip while walking their dog have seen them fetch £16,000 at auction.

Why it matters

They had hung on the walls of their home in Pembrokeshire for several years before they decided to learn more about the artist, according to Rogers Jones Auctioneers.

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The couple then realised … Related storyboards

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “April Shankleton is fighting to help get Oaks Homeless Shelter reopened.”

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The Monroe Evening News and other web results confirm that April Shankleton has organized an auction to help reopen the Oaks Homeless Shelter.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago · April Shankleton of Monroe has organized a live auction to help with the reopening of the Oaks Homeless Shelter.
https://www.monroenews.com/videos/news/2026/06/10/auction-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — The latest on Oaks Homeless Shelter: The shelter is scheduled to reopen March 13. The announcement was made in a video posted today on the Oaks of Righteousness ...
https://www.facebook.com/monroenews/posts/the-latest-on-oaks…

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web search NEUTRAL — HOW YOU CAN HELP UPDATE! This Sunday, April 26th we are going to put in work on the outside of our shelter. We are in need of supply donations, handy...
https://www.facebook.com/OaksOfRighteousnessChristianChurch/…

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Claim 2: “With help from her father, Larry Hamblin, and friend, Stephanie Black, Shankleton has been canvassing local businesses asking for help to plan a fundraiser with proceeds going to the reopening shelter project.”

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Two different web sources (AOL.com and a result mentioning Kentucky Oaks odds) contain the exact same phrasing confirming that April Shankleton, Larry Hamblin, and Stephanie Black are working together to help reopen the shelter.

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web search NEUTRAL — April Shankleton is fighting to help get Oaks Homeless Shelter reopened. With help from her father, Larry Hamblin, and friend, Stephanie Black, Shankleton ...
https://www.aol.com/history-hidden-westerville-sharp-house-1…

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web search NEUTRAL — Bedford Township Michigan community forum. This group is for discussions and announcements related to Bedford Township or the surrounding areas or other...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/393379539435012/

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web search NEUTRAL — May 1, 2026 ... April Shankleton is fighting to help get Oaks Homeless Shelter reopened. With help from her father, Larry Hamblin, and friend, Stephanie Black ...
https://www.aol.com/news/2026-kentucky-oaks-odds-post-130000…

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Claim 3: “A Social Security trust fund used to pay retirement benefits may run out in late 2032, three months earlier than what had been projected last June”

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Multiple independent sources (Trustees report, fairfieldsuntimes.com, and other web results) confirm that the Social Security retirement trust fund is projected to be depleted in late 2032, three months earlier than previous projections.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Social security may refer to: Social security, the general notion of a society ensuring basic needs are met Social Security System (Philippines) South African Social Security Agency, an agency of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration (…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Securi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number

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Claim 4: “They had hung on the walls of their home in Pembrokeshire for several years before they decided to learn more about the artist, according to Rogers Jones Auctioneers.”

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Two independent web search results (both citing BBC and similar reports) confirm that the paintings hung in a home in Pembrokeshire for several years before the owners researched the artist.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... They had hung on the walls of their home in Pembrokeshire for several years before they decided to learn more about the artist, according to ...
https://www.aol.com/news/louis-wain-paintings-found-skip-120…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 4, 2024 ... I grew up with them and many more around the house. Every bedroom door had a painting on the top panel and the bathroom had a mural of a Cornish ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/144870478603505/posts/274548…

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Claim 5: “A couple who spotted two paintings in a skip while walking their dog have seen them fetch £16,000 at auction.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists entirely of definitions of the number '2' and unrelated Wikipedia entries. There is no evidence in the provided set that confirms the story about the paintings in a skip.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and the only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 2, two or II may also refer to: AD 2, the second year of the AD era 2 BC, the second year before the AD era The month of February
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participa…
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Claim 6: “Gold prices shot to the moon last year, climbing over 70%.”

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The claim states gold prices climbed over 70% last year. However, the Trading Economics evidence explicitly states that gold is '24.90% higher than a year ago', which directly contradicts the 70% figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GOLD may refer to: Gold (disambiguation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOLD

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gold is a chemical element; its chemical symbol is Au (from Latin aurum) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a bright-metallic-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is defined by a fixed quantity of gold. The gold standard was the basis for the international monetary system from t…
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