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12 May 2025

Old video doesn’t show UK protests following Indian strikes on Pakistan

The footage was filmed on Manchester’s Curry Mile, and has been circulating online since at least August 2024.

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12 May 2025

Posts about civil servant ‘responsible’ for increasing state pension age need context

Claims that the former permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions “is retiring” are out of date and don’t give the full picture.

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9 May 2025

Is Reform UK now the government’s ‘main opposition’?

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made that claim after his party picked up the most seats in last week’s local elections. We’ve looked at different ways political parties’ strength can be compared.

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Nigel Farage speaking at a Reform UK event.
9 May 2025

India-Pakistan misinformation circulates online following air strikes

Full Fact has identified unrelated images and videos being shared online with misleading claims they are connected to the current conflict.

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Missile fragments after Indian strikes in Pakistan's Punjab province, on May 7
7 May 2025

What deal has the government struck over Indian workers and National Insurance?

With opposition parties warning of “two-tier taxes” and the PM describing criticism as “incoherent nonsense”, we look at what we know about what’s been announced.

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Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds hosted an India business roundtable last month
7 May 2025

Picture shows 2024 plane crash not Indian jet downed by Pakistan

The image of a burning plane has been shared alongside claims that Pakistan has shot down Indian fighter jets.

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7 May 2025

Old video shared with caption claiming it shows Indian missile strikes on Pakistan

The video dates back to at least October 2023 and is unrelated to the recent conflict.

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6 May 2025

Images show wildfires in New Jersey not Israel

Two photos of burning forests are being shared with misleading claims they show the recent fires in Israel, when this is not the case.

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2 May 2025

Video of several large Palestinian flags is not from Pope’s funeral

The footage dates back to December 2023.

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30 April 2025

Fake Nigel Farage article supporting means-tested pensions shared online

The screenshot, made to look like it has been published by the Telegraph, has been edited. No such article exists.

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