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Politics
This morning, on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme [1:38:46], shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly claimed: “[Labour] are opening up asylum hotels, they are increasing the use of asylum accommodation … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour and the Conservatives have made seemingly contrasting claims about the state of the labour market—here’s what the figures show. Read
Shopping
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen false offers claiming to be from supermarket chains shared on Facebook. Read
Science & Technology
Discover how digital decay and disappearing archives weaken public scrutiny and fuel misinformation. Read
Culture & Society
The latest figures from the BBC show the number of households paying the licence fee actually fell by around 300,000 in the last year. Read
Shopping
Tesco has confirmed it isn’t giving away free meal deals to anyone who likes these Facebook posts. Read
World
The footage is circulating with claims it shows a mosque set on fire in Spain. Read
Shopping
Posts offering free dinners to mark 40 years of the restaurant chain have been circulating on Facebook—but they are not legitimate. Read
Conflict
Posts on social media have made misleading claims about the death of Emma Witters. Read
Shopping
A spokesperson for the retailer confirmed that a post claiming Argos is offering laptops to the over-50s for £9.95 is not genuine. Read
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