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Platforms are increasingly trading away their duty to protect democracy in exchange for political power. Read
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Politics
Is Reform UK now the government’s ‘main opposition’?
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made that claim after his party picked up the most seats in last week’s local elections. We’ve looked at different ways political parties’ strength can be compared. Read
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Politics
Defence secretary latest Labour MP to misrepresent government’s record on immigration returns
Defence secretary John Healey is the latest Labour MP to incorrectly refer to the total number of immigration returns carried out under the government as ‘deportations’.On Thursday 8 May, on … Read
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Conflict
India-Pakistan misinformation circulates online following air strikes
Full Fact has identified unrelated images and videos being shared online with misleading claims they are connected to the current conflict. Read
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Politics
A UK-US trade deal is announced - but is it as ‘full and comprehensive’ as President Trump claims?
The UK and the United States today announced a “landmark economic deal” between the two countries—the first such agreement the US has reached on trade since President Donald Trump introduced wide-ranging tariffs on US imports. Read
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Politics
The government hasn’t published data to support its claim about the NHS App stopping 1.5 million appointments being missed
Last week the Government announced that “reform” of the NHS App has prevented 1.5 million hospital appointments from being missed. It also made a number of other claims about the … Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What deal has the government struck over Indian workers and National Insurance?
With opposition parties warning of “two-tier taxes” and the PM describing criticism as “incoherent nonsense”, we look at what we know about what’s been announced. Read
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Conflict
Picture shows 2024 plane crash not Indian jet downed by Pakistan
The image of a burning plane has been shared alongside claims that Pakistan has shot down Indian fighter jets. Read
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Conflict
Old video shared with caption claiming it shows Indian missile strikes on Pakistan
The video dates back to at least October 2023 and is unrelated to the recent conflict. Read
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Conflict
Images show wildfires in New Jersey not Israel
Two photos of burning forests are being shared with misleading claims they show the recent fires in Israel, when this is not the case. Read
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