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Ed Miliband hasn’t resigned as Energy Secretary over ‘Mandelson-Epstein scandal’
Posts liked thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim Ed Miliband has resigned from the government. Read
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Pictures showing Nigel Farage in hospital recovering from surgery are fake
Images which appear to show the Reform UK leader in bed in a hospital gown are not real. Read
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No, Keir Starmer was not ‘dragged out’ of the House of Commons following a clash with Nigel Farage
Posts shared on Facebook claim the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was “forcibly dragged out” of the House of Commons following a clash with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage MP.Needless … Read
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Picture of Keir Starmer hugging Lord Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney isn’t real
The image, which has been going viral on social media, appears to show the Prime Minister, Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney embracing and smiling—but it’s almost certainly been created with AI. Read
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Culture & Society
No evidence 75% of England’s mayors are Muslim
We could only find evidence that three of the country’s 27 directly elected mayors are Muslim. Read
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Politics
Is Sir Keir Starmer the ‘most unpopular’ PM in recent times?
With some claiming the Prime Minister’s popularity is at historic lows, we’ve looked at the different ways such trends are tracked by pollsters. Read
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No, Reform UK did not edit an image of a house in Gorton and Denton
Posts on social media have wrongly claimed Reform UK “Photoshopped” a picture of Matt Goodwin standing outside a house to make it look like it had Reform UK placards on display. Read
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Poll quoted in Labour by-election ad doesn’t reliably show it’s the only party which can beat Reform
A bar chart shared by Labour is based on a very small sample size. Read
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Politics
No evidence viral image of Epstein and Farage is real - here’s why experts say it’s probably AI
A number of details in the picture, which has been circulating widely on social media, suggest it isn’t genuine - and Reform UK has said it is “completely fake”. Read
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Politics
Bins in Sheffield shown in video don’t require you to ‘tap your card to pay’
The bins are specifically for residents and businesses and require a special fob, not a payment card, to access. Read
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