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Full Fact fights bad information

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Three years on from the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, discussions are underway about possible negotiations to end the war.

Our updated explainer looks at some of the claims we’ve seen from major players in the process and what could be on the table in peace talks.

Ukraine talks

The health secretary and the Leader of the House of Commons have both recently overstated the number of people on the NHS waiting list in England.

The figures both ministers used were actually the number of cases on the waiting list, which is higher than the number of people.

Waiting lists

Hoax posts about serial killers, stabbings and other alarming stories are still swamping local Facebook groups, 18 months after a major Full Fact investigation.

In February we identified at least 47 communities across the UK which had been the victim of the bogus appeals or warnings.

Hoax posts