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6 March 2026

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Government Tracker

Are living standards improving in every part of the UK?

Full Fact looks at whether the government’s new ‘Plan for Change’ pledge to raise living standards in every part of the UK is on track. Read

Gov Tracker

6 March 2026

World

David Lammy incorrectly claims Cyprus is ‘a NATO country’

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy wrongly claimed on BBC Breakfast that Cyprus is “part of NATO”. Read

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6 March 2026

United States

NYC mayor not banned from UK

By Sian Bayley • 2 mins

A series of videos shared on social media falsely claim that Zohran Mamdani said the UK has “lost its moral compass”, prompting Keir Starmer to ban him from the UK. Read

Fact checks

4 March 2026

Conflict

Footage of 2015 fire shared with false claims it shows Iran attacking Dubai

By Charlotte Green • 2 mins

A video of a burning high-rise building is circulating with false claims it shows a CIA base in Dubai after an Iranian strike. But it’s actually an old clip of an apartment fire. Read

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4 March 2026

Conflict

Type 45 destroyers such as HMS Dragon can shoot down incoming missiles

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed at Prime Minister’s Questions that Type 45 destroyers “cannot take out incoming missiles”, but that isn’t correct. Read

Fact checks

4 March 2026

Conflict

Missile strikes video does not show recent attack on Dubai

By Sian Bayley • 1 min

Footage shared with claims it shows missiles hitting Palm Jumeirah in Dubai actually dates back to at least 2024. Read

Fact checks

4 March 2026

Conflict

Video of blaze doesn’t show aftermath of drone attack on US embassy in Saudi Arabia

By Charlotte Green • 2 mins

The Saudi Arabian government confirmed a “limited” fire at the embassy on 3 March after drone strikes, but the footage being shared predates that attack. Read

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4 March 2026

Economy, Business & Finance

Is inflation up or down under Labour?

By Leo Benedictus • 1 min

Whether Rachel Reeves or Mel Stride is right depends on the time period you’re looking at, because inflation has fallen recently, but is still higher than it was at the last general election. Read

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4 March 2026

Conflict

AI image of the USS Abraham Lincoln on fire shared online

By Sian Bayley • 1 min

A picture supposedly showing the USS Abraham Lincoln on fire has been shared hundreds of times online. But it isn’t real. Read

Fact checks

3 March 2026

Economy, Business & Finance

Mel Stride repeats inaccurate claim about youth unemployment

By Hannah Smith • 1 min

Responding to today’s Spring Forecast, Conservative shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride MP claimed that the UK’s youth unemployment is “the highest in Europe”.This isn’t correct. According to the Organisation for … Read

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