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Two ministers claimed the government is spending “an extra £31 billion every year” in this parliament to protect the triple lock.

This is potentially misleading. Annual spending on the state pension is set to increase by £31 billion compared to the last financial year, but only by the end of the parliament.

Pension spending

A picture has been shared on social media alongside claims it shows a US army general who has recently been killed in the Gaza Strip.

There’s no evidence that any US army general has recently been killed in Gaza. The photo used is at least 15 years old, and shows US soldiers in Iraq.

Misleading image

Posts on social media have suggested a sign telling people not to walk their dogs in an “Islamic area” appeared recently.

The sign in question was seen in the London borough of Tower Hamlets in 2014. We’ve found no reports of the same or similar signs appearing recently.

Old sign