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Health secretary Wes Streeting recently claimed in Parliament that most smokers will not be able to break their addiction.

This isn’t supported by the evidence. Some 71% of over-16s who regularly smoked in the past were not smoking in 2023.

Smoking stats

Google search results and its AI overview have been giving misleading answers to questions about the number of crimes committed by asylum seekers in the UK.

The figures quoted in the results actually come from Germany in 2017. There’s no evidence they reflect the current situation in the UK, though official data is limited.

Crime claims

A video has been shared on social media with claims it shows an actor in Gaza accidentally using the wrong foot while limping, suggesting the injury is fake.

False. The clip actually comes from a comedy skit filmed in Iraq, and is not related to the current conflict in the Middle East.

Iraq video