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Recent fact checks

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has claimed that freezing income tax thresholds would be a breach of Labour’s manifesto.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaking at a press conference earlier this month ahead of the Budget.

We’ve looked at what the government has pledged on income tax, and whether extending the threshold freezes would constitute a breach of the party’s commitments.

Labour's tax promises

Videos on social media claim the government introduced a £100 annual ‘NHS access card’ in October, without which you can’t access healthcare.

a card in a window saying “thank you nhs”

This is completely false. No such card exists and the NHS remains free at the point of use for UK residents, who do not need to pay to see a GP or book hospital appointments.

Fake NHS claims

A video circulating online supposedly shows a UK teacher telling children to do Islamic prayers and chant “Allahu Akbar”.

A picture of tables and chairs in a classroom.

This video isn’t real and was almost certainly created using artificial intelligence. Several experts told Full Fact the clip bore various hallmarks of an AI creation.

AI video