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Purchases over £1,000 will not be automatically reported to HMRC from 2026
HMRC says this claim, which has been shared on various social media platforms, is untrue. Read
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Politics
Protester did not hold up sweary sign in background of Starmer and Trump meeting
A screenshot of a video appearing to show a protester visible through a window during a recent sit down between the leaders in Scotland is circulating on social media. But it isn’t genuine. Read
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No, the government has not raised the pension age to 74
The government has announced a review of the state pension age, but has not confirmed any further changes beyond those set out before it came into power. Read
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Fake Yvette Cooper Guardian article circulates online
The home secretary did not write a column headlined: “If you suspect a family member, a neighbour, a friend or a work colleague of being Far-Right please inform the police immediately”. Read
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Immigration
Asylum seekers received support prior to court case involving Keir Starmer
Claims about a case Mr Starmer worked on when he was a barrister have recirculated online. Read
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Immigration
Has Labour carried out ‘record deportations’?
We’ve looked at the figures after Labour MP Mike Tapp claimed the government has carried out “record deportations”. Read
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Politics
Going abroad four times a year won’t flag you to HMRC for ‘enhanced customs monitoring’ from August
Posts circulating on social media claim the new system will track UK residents who leave the country more than three times within a 12 month period. But no such system exists. Read
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Politics
Picture doesn’t show Theresa May, Ursula von der Leyen and Angela Merkel together as teenagers
While the photo does show Mrs Merkel as a teenager, it does not show Baroness May or the president of the European Commission. Read
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Politics
Is the government ‘opening up’ asylum hotels?
This morning, on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme [1:38:46], shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly claimed: “[Labour] are opening up asylum hotels, they are increasing the use of asylum accommodation … Read
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Politics
Is Reform UK right to claim ‘illegal migrants’ are 24 times more likely to go to prison?
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