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A video has been shared online with claims it shows tornadoes formed in Florida by Hurricane Milton.

Although some of the footage is from Florida, none of it is of Hurricane Milton. Most of the video shows previous hurricanes or tornadoes in the region, and some is actually CGI.

Misleading ‘Milton’ montage

An NHS press release said the estimated number of patients waiting for non-emergency care in England fell by about 57,000 in August 2024.

That’s wrong—the number of these patients actually rose by about 31,000. NHS England issued a correction after being contacted by Full Fact.

Waiting lists

Prime Minister’s Questions returned on 9 October, with Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak going head to head across the despatch box.

We’ve looked at claims on child poverty, the state of the public finances, the previous government’s hospital building programme and GDP growth.

PMQs fact checked