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The clip, which has been circulating on several social media platforms, actually shows a separate demonstration held last summer. Read
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This clip has been widely shared with captions suggesting it shows “20,000 British patriots” singing an offensive chant about the Prime Minister, but this audio has been added to the footage. Read
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There’s no evidence to support a claim from Conservative MP Lincoln Jopp—credible estimates suggest the correct figure is actually around 6% or 7%. Read
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Full Fact takes a look at whether the government is meeting its key pledges on crime Read
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The Treasury has said claims on social media that the Chancellor is set to introduce a window tax on privately owned homes are “misinformation”. Read
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A post shared more than 13,000 times claims Sir Keir Starmer has invited President Ahmed al-Sharaa for a state visit. Read
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Find out who has and hasn't corrected in the last week, and see what Full Fact is now doing to get more politicians to set the record straight. Read
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The big political story today has been a wide-ranging deal between the UK and EU on fishing, defence, passport checks and more. We’re currently looking into a number of claims around this—but the agreement on fishing has grabbed many of the headlines today. Read
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On Tuesday’s BBC Radio 4 Today programme it was claimed ONS figures suggest net migration could be “potentially above half a million a year”, even after new immigration restrictions announced by the government. Read
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Labour MP for Hemel Hempstead, David Taylor, has corrected a claim he made on Facebook about the number of individuals “deported” under Labour, after being contacted by Full Fact.The post, … Read
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