Europe
Decision to stop Rwanda flight nothing to do with EU
The European Court of Human Rights is a totally separate institution from the EU. Read
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Europe
We do fact checks and explain news from Europe and the UK's links with it, so you can understand the big stories.
Europe
EU rules didn’t ‘ban’ crown symbols on pint glasses
The law is more complicated than recent headlines have made it seem. Read
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Historic claim on refugee and pensioner incomes is still wrong
The post also compares Germany’s maximum state pension to the UK’s. Germany’s state pensions are difficult to compare to ours as theirs are based on income whilst the UK’s isn’t. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Chris Bryant wrong on 0% EU VAT for heat pumps
Labour MP Chris Bryant also claimed that VAT exemption on solar panels already happens in the EU. This isn’t quite true. Read
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Facebook video shows actors making a TV series in 2020—not staging the war in Ukraine
The clip was first shared by a producer of the series in December 2020. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Government has not backed up Russian sanction claims
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said it has sanctioned Russian bank assets worth more than those sanctioned by the US or EU—but hasn’t explained how it reached its figures. Read
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Europe
BBC Breakfast uses old footage of Russian parade rehearsal to show invasion of Ukraine
The clip of military planes is one of a number of misleading videos which have circulated online following the invasion. Read
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Europe
Keir Starmer hasn’t voted 48 times to take the UK back into the EU
The figure repeatedly quoted by Boris Johnson appears to include some votes which were not about whether or not the UK should be part of the EU. Read
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Dover lorry queues can be seen from space, like most UK traffic can
Posts on Facebook claim that the queues of lorries at Dover were longer than the Channel and could be seen from space at one point. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Express overstates Brexit trade deal value, again
The Express claimed that post-Brexit, the UK has struck new free trade deals with 70 countries worth over £760bn. This is the total value of trade with these countries, not the value of trade deals. Read
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