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An app available to Ukrainians is how those who’ve lost their job because of the war can get a one-off payment, but it doesn’t mean the introduction of a social credit scheme. Read
The clip was uploaded at least six days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine even began. Read
This is the daily allowance for doing parliamentary work in the House. However, not all Lords can claim it, or do. Read
Health
Claims of a huge spike in deaths are based on faulty data. Read
This list was supposed to describe the crimes of members of the US Congress more than 20 years ago, and even then it wasn’t verifiable. Read
A longer version says it shows the Kenyan army. Read
Claims that the video shows a ‘dead body in Ukraine’ smoking are false. Read
Health
The Government did write off £8.7 billion spent on PPE—but not all of that relates to equipment which will be burnt. Read
A Facebook page that’s less than a month old claims those who share or comment on a post will receive a £50 box of food. Read
The post claims to recount an interaction between a US soldier and a child in the aftermath of the bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. Read
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