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An image which appears to show convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein with his arm around Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has gone viral.

A mugshot of Jeffrey Epstein seen on a television in Washington DC in July 2025.

There’s no evidence this is a real image, and experts say there are a number of details which suggest it was probably created with AI.

Fake image

The Conservatives claim the cost of handing the Chagos Island’s sovereignty to Mauritius is £35 billion—but the government says it’s £3.4 billion.

Aerial view of Diego Garcia

These figures are calculated using different methodologies. Experts say both are valid, but that the £3.4 billion figure is more useful given the length of the deal.

Chagos costs

At Prime Minister’s Questions last month, the Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy claimed the government had “recruited 3,000 more GPs”.

A doctor working on their laptop

This figure is based on a headcount of GPs recruited through a specific scheme. Overall, there were just over 1,300 more fully qualified FTE NHS GPs in September 2025 compared to in September 2024.

GP numbers