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The clip circulating on social media shows President Putin apparently ignoring King Charles in the front row of a large event. Read
Both Labour and the Conservatives have made misleading statements about the number of new hospitals that the government has built so far. Read
The last scheduled televised debate of the election campaign saw the Conservatives’ Rishi Sunak and Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer go head-to-head. Read
The Conservatives have shared a clip showing Ms Reeves appearing to pause for several seconds after she was asked about public finances under Labour with the caption: “Cat got your tongue, Rachel?” Read
Health
The statistics are estimates and in some cases show several age groups, not just women under 45. Read
The altered picture has been doing the rounds again in the run up to the general election. Read
The party has claimed its plans to decarbonise the energy grid would save the average household £300 in energy bills by 2030. Read
Several Facebook posts have repeated the familiar claim that there are “seven and a half million people on NHS waiting lists”. Read
This claim is being shared widely on TikTok, but appears to have come from a parody account. Read
Four political party leaders each faced 30 minutes of questions during a BBC Question Time Leaders’ Special. Read
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