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Politics
Labour MP and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden seems to have confused the number of people on NHS waiting lists with the number of cases. Giving a … Read
Politics
Over the weekend both Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury James Murray MP claimed that the “tax burden” was at its highest in 70 years. We saw … Read
A similar post went viral in 2023. But the pub chain has confirmed it is not real. Read
The original article refers to a court case about Conservative MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith. Read
A Facebook post claims Scotland is expected to ‘function’ on 37% of the revenue it generates, but this isn’t correct. Read
A video of the Reform UK leader saying he would do “absolutely nothing” for the black community stops mid-sentence, before he actually said he “couldn’t give a damn whether you’re black or white”. Read
Claims the attack was staged and various competing claims about who was responsible have been widespread on social media. Read
Europe
The leader of the French National Rally party was filmed crying with laughter while on a radio show in 2017—not in response to the recent French elections. Read
Politics
On Sky News this morning presenter Kay Burley claimed the government has said it would reach the target of spending 2.5% of GDP on defence by the end of the … Read
The edited video seemingly shows the US Vice President saying “today is today. And yesterday was today yesterday”, but the audio actually comes from a clip of a woman impersonating Ms Harris. Read
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