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.@LucyMPowell said last week that 7m people on NHS waiting lists were “not able to work properly” when Labour came to power.
About 6.4m in England were waiting at the time, and not all of them were “not able to work properly”. (1/2) fullfact.org/health/lucy-pow…
A video supposedly showing an England flag hung from scaffolding in the middle of a high street has been posted online.
But it isn’t real and there are several visual inconsistencies indicating it was made with AI tools. Here’s how we know 👇
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The latest figures show the number of mental health staff in England has risen by 8,550 since June 2024.
As a result, our Government Tracker’s now rating Labour’s pledge to recruit 8,500 more staff as ‘achieved’, but we’ll keep tracking the figures.
fullfact.org/government-trac…
No, Andy Burnham has not made a “major announcement” that the UK has decided to rejoin the EU.
While he has said he would like the UK to rejoin the EU in his lifetime, Mr Burnham has ruled out rejoining in this Parliament.
fullfact.org/europe/andy-bur…
Videos widely shared on Facebook appear to show tradesmen rallying behind a driver or plumber who was supposedly told to remove the England flag from his van.
But they’re not real. Here’s how we can tell 👇
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.@ShockatAdam told Parliament over seven million pairs of a brand of smart glasses were sold in the UK last year.
EssilorLuxottica, which makes Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley glasses, did report 7m+ sales - but that was worldwide, not in the UK.
fullfact.org/technology/shoc…
A video has been shared widely on social media claiming to show a new strain of Covid found in Northampton.
But the UK Health Security Agency has told Full Fact it has not had any notification of a new strain of Covid-19 being found.
Read our fact check 👇
fullfact.org/health/new-stra…
Images of Donald Trump being carried out of the White House ‘after fainting’ following the US midterms have been shared online.
As you might have worked out, they’re not real. But not everyone got that.
Read more 👇
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On LBC, environment secretary Dame Angela Eagle claimed the UK and US “do £2.5 billion of business together between our two economies”.
But the annual value of UK/US trade is far higher than that - the latest official figures put it at £333.9 billion. fullfact.org/politics/angela…
Claims that people will need ID to use social media, but not to vote in elections have been shared thousands of times.
But this doesn’t give the full picture. Read our fact check to help you understand what’s really happening 👇
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No, the Florida jet crash wasn’t faked to cover up a missile strike.
Verified dashcam footage, flight data and pilot audio clearly show a Learjet 60 aircraft crashed in Palm Beach on 1 November, killing nine people.
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A video’s been shared on social media with false claims it shows a handcuffed boy who was arrested for fishing.
Police say it actually shows officers responding to a report of a child in possession of a knife. No knife was found and no arrests were made.
fullfact.org/crime/false-cla…
Claims that airlines are banning vaccinated people from flying are circulating online.
This isn’t true. There is no evidence of any airline doing this.
fullfact.org/health/airlines…
Have you seen a screenshot of a Truth Social post supposedly shared by Donald Trump claiming that the Republicans have already won the 2026 midterms?
It’s fake and was originally posted by a satire account.
fullfact.org/us/donald-trump…
A video of a dramatic mushroom cloud explosion has been shared online with claims about supposed Ukrainian military losses.
But the clip isn’t real. It was made with AI.
fullfact.org/conflict/ai-vid…
A post supposedly written by a Nobel Committee member about Donald Trump’s desire to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize has gone viral online.
But some people sharing it may not realise it’s satire.
fullfact.org/us/nobel-peace-…
A video of street vendors selling designer bags and football shirts is being shared with claims it shows goods looted in France during the recent unrest.
But the clip was actually filmed in Madrid last month, before the looting.
fullfact.org/world/video-str…
This video does not show zombie knives being delivered to a migrant hotel or refugee centre.
It is footage published by the Metropolitan Police showing illegal knives intercepted at a residential address in London.
fullfact.org/crime/video-pol…
