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Politics
Speaking on BBC Breakfast this morning, crime and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson MP said: “clearly knife crime over the last decade has increased.” While this is true when looking … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Rishi Sunak claimed Labour has ‘scrapped’ cost of living support for pensioners, and the Winter Fuel Payment. We've had a look at what’s happened to various pensioner cost of living support measures. Read
Politics
A claim that Labour’s energy plans could save households up to £300 on their bills has re-emerged, after reports that the figure had been dropped by the government. In an … Read
The CEO of Tesla has not invented this device to cut domestic power costs, as is being claimed on Facebook. Read
Energy secretary Ed Miliband took to social media to celebrate the results of the government’s auction, but the process began under the Conservatives. Read
This story started nearly 12 months ago and—despite a significant breakthrough today—it still isn’t over. Read
An image is being shared on social media with false claims it depicts the attacker in a school shooting at Apalachee High School in the US this week. Read
The post first circulated in 2022, when the figures were broadly correct. Read
An image which seems to be a cover of ‘Vogue Algeria’ featuring the boxer Imane Khelif has been digitally created, and no such magazine exists. Read
Health
A US study published in June was limited in scope, and experts say autism cannot be reversed, or cured. Read
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