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Immigration
The BBC has corrected an article which claimed only 60 asylum cases were withdrawn over a 12 month period after being contacted by Full Fact. Read
A since-corrected Daily Mail article wrongly claimed that the Low Emission Zone in London “became known as ULEZ” after being extended in 2019. Read
Hundreds of people have shared a Facebook post advertising the implausibly good deal. Read
Health
£18 billion went towards the NHS in England’s frontline Covid response in 2020/21, but far more was spent on other health programmes such as test and trace and buying PPE. Read
Posts claiming a five-year-old girl has gone missing have been shared across the UK and around the world. Read
There is a scheme for elderly people in the area to take a coach trip to Eastbourne for the weekend. Read
People online have also claimed the fires weren’t hot enough to melt glass. Some fires are hot enough to do that, but often the glass shatters from heat. Read
Claims that the amount lost to tax avoidance exceeds the amount lost to benefit fraud by 200:1 are incorrect. Read
Immigration
Lee Anderson appeared to suggest the government is spending £7 million a day on hotels for asylum seekers. Read
Our investigation reveals over 100 communities across the UK have been the victim of hoaxes, and uncovers why they’re happening. Read
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