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Has the government set up a ‘new returns and enforcement unit’ with 1,000 additional staff?
Labour pledged to create a new unit to fast-track the removal of people with no right to stay in the UK. Read
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Labour pledged to create a new unit to fast-track the removal of people with no right to stay in the UK. Read
Politics
The PM said the government is set to spend £270 billion more on defence than it otherwise would have done, but this figure refers to the MoD’s total projected budget, not just increases to it. Read
Conflict
The video, which has been recently shared on social media with claims it shows Dubai’s international airport on fire, is actually over five years old. Read
Politics
A real X post from Mr Farage about the Bank of England replacing Winston Churchill on bank notes has been edited to make it seem like he wanted the US President on them instead. Read
Crime
An AI-generated image of the incident, which saw four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community ambulance service set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning, has been posted on social media. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A video shared on social media with claims about long queues at petrol stations in the UK actually shows scenes from Seville in Spain. Read
Conflict
The footage is actually from October 2022 and shows an explosion on the Kerch bridge, linking Russia and Crimea. Read
Government Tracker
Full Fact looks at whether Labour is on track to meet its manifesto pledge on road maintenance. Read
Health
Following our fact check, it has stopped saying sunbeds are “as dangerous as smoking”. Read
Health
Posts online suggest there’s some sort of conspiracy involving a 2025 pandemic simulation exercise and the meningitis outbreak, but there’s absolutely no evidence to support this. Read
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