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Claims @ElonMusk has agreed to purchase @CNN for $3 billion are circulating on social media.
But the news channel has confirmed there is “no truth” to these rumours.
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❌ "His chancellor's Budget did not even mention defence”.
@KemiBadenoch made this claim about @UKLabour's Autumn Budget. This isn't correct.
Our fact check: fullfact.org/news/kemi-baden…
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Film Is Fabulous! is keen to hear from anyone, who has a family member, who has a vulnerable film collection (16mm, 35mm)
UK only.
Please use the contact form, found at this link, to find out how the Film Is Fabulous! team may be able to help filmisfabulous.org.uk/contac…
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What appears to be a BBC article claiming that @RachelReevesMP is offering people the chance to get up to £2,300 a month back in dividends from invested taxes (if they pay £200) is being shared online.
But neither the article nor the scheme is real.
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The entire £1.90 rail ticket mistake story is ridiculous, but this response from Northern is almost as frustrating as the story itself and captures the all too common “computer says no”, zero empathy response that leads to people thinking the system is rigged against them.
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A post being shared online claims that there are 1.6 million asylum seekers receiving “long term benefits”.
This is false.
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Hello fellow #doctorwho people! Anyone know which episode this fabulous Patrick Troughton moment is from? Maybe @TobyHadoke or @NothingLane will know?
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Research by the UN High Commission for Refugees found that the Daily Mail – and The Sun – showed a hostility towards migrants that was “unique” among the newspapers they sampled across five European countries: unhcr.org/uk/media/press-cov… 2/
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We have all been sickened by the racist and Islamophobic violence we have seen in recent days.
Every one of us must take a stand against this hatred. Add your name to my community statement here:
drrosena.co.uk/stand-up-to-r…
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An image widely circulating online allegedly shows Vice President Kamala Harris with Jeffrey Epstein.
But the picture has been edited to include Epstein’s face. The original shows Ms Harris with her husband Douglas Emhoff.
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The Government can stop this madness.
Sign this petition for them to free the #WholeTruthFive.
After all, you can't lock up the truth.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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Works out at roughly 600 voters per English, Welsh and Scottish constituency turned away because of ID problems. Might not sound like much until you factor in that there were 20 MPs elected with majorities of under 500. The VoterID Law is not fit for purpose.
Voter ID rule may have stopped 400,000 taking part in UK election, poll suggests | General election 2024 | The Guardian theguardian.com/politics/art…
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Lost your ID? Had a medical emergency that means you can’t make it to the polling station?
▶️ You might be able to apply for an emergency proxy vote until 5pm.
Find out more: electoralcommission.org.uk/v…
#GeneralElection2024
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I don't get to vote in this election, but I do have to live with whoever you elect.
No pressure. #GeneralElection24
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The polls are open. Remember that politicians are servants of the people. Today thousands of them across the UK are asking for your vote.
Your vote is precious; it grants power and it removes it.
Use it and remind them never to take it, or you, for granted. #GE2024
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Can't find your poll card? Don’t worry, you don't need it to vote.
👉 All you need to take with you to the polling station is an accepted form of photo ID.
Find out which forms of ID are accepted: electoralcommission.org.uk/v…
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Byline Times reveals that 136 Reform UK candidates are raising money from a crowdfunding platform that allows donors to keep their address secret and donate from abroad - both of which breach the rules of the @ElectoralCommUK bit.ly/3xIhwCN
