Immigration
Many asylum seekers received support prior to 2003 court case involving Keir Starmer
A Facebook post claiming Mr Starmer “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits” is misleading. Read
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Immigration
A Facebook post claiming Mr Starmer “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits” is misleading. Read
Shopping
A spokesperson for the retailer has confirmed this is not a genuine deal. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK’s youth unemployment rate is higher than the EU average, but not “the highest in Europe”. Read
Shopping
A spokesperson for the retailer has confirmed the offer is not affiliated with them. Read
Conflict
While there have been reports of Iranians forming human chains around major infrastructure, a widely shared image apparently showing the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant was made with AI. Read
Science & Technology
A viral picture claiming to show the moon's Orientale Basin photographed by the Artemis II crew isn’t genuine. It contains an AI watermark and does not match real NASA photos of the crater. Read
Conflict
A compilation video featuring old clips from Gaza and an earthquake in Turkey has been shared online with false claims it shows recent scenes in Israel. Read
Conflict
The US did sign and ratify the original four Geneva Conventions but didn’t ratify some later protocols. Read
Science & Technology
The picture, which appears to depict Earth as seen from the window of the Orion spacecraft, has almost certainly been generated with AI. Read
Politics
We’ve taken a look at what Reform UK and Nigel Farage said about council tax during last year’s local elections, as well as how Reform-led councils actually compare to others in England on council tax rises. Read
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