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The graph, which has been shared widely online in recent months, suggests the number of civilian deaths per airstrike in Gaza last year was significantly lower than in other conflicts. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed that government borrowing “goes up in every year” of the OBR’s latest forecast published this week. Read
There are clues within the picture that it is not a genuine photograph of the royal children. Read
Untrue claims about the authorship and authenticity of Anne Frank’s diary have been circulating online—including that it was written in ballpoint pen after the Second World War. Read
The footage actually shows an explosion at a warehouse in Michigan in the United States. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Disposable household income has increased in real terms under the Conservative party, but it’s also true that real income growth has been weaker than levels seen under the last Labour government. Read
Health
Claims that 7.6 million people are waiting for treatment have resurfaced, but that's the number of courses of treatment people in England are waiting for, with some people waiting for more than one. Read
The video appears to have been posted by someone in Syria, but has since been shared alongside the Palestinian flag. Read
Posts on social media shared an apparent screenshot of an article about Claudia Sheinbaum featuring the edited photo. Read
Health
This was about the hourly rate of basic pay only, for first-year doctors only, last year. Read
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