Several news organisations ran stories after unverified Twitter account called @UKWoolworths said store would be returning

The headlines conjured memories of pick ‘n’ mix and the high street of a bygone age – but claims that Woolworths was about to make a return turned out to be just another example of fake news.

On Tuesday morning an unverified Twitter account called @UKWoolworths with fewer than 2,000 followers and no website announced that the once-popular high street store would be returning.

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