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At PMQs Rishi Sunak claimed “this week we're cutting taxes by £900 for everyone in work”.

This isn’t correct. The figure refers to the impact of two National Insurance reductions this year, and relates to those on the average salary - some workers will save less, others more.

NICs reduction

A photo circulating online appears to show an Israeli flag being carried at a rally alongside the Nazi party flag which features a swastika.

The photo has been altered. There is no Israeli flag in the original photo, which was taken at a ‘Unite the Right’ march in Charlottesville in the US in 2017.

Faked flag

We’ve seen a number of misleading claims about the new voter ID rules at elections, and not everyone is aware of how they work.

Our explainer looks at how the rules differ across the UK, what forms of ID are accepted and what you should do if you don’t have a valid form of ID.

Voter ID