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* Is this Green Party by-election bar chart claim misleading?
* Figures comparing prices in 2000 to 2026 are not quite right
* Did Nigel Farage say this about Trump and Afghanistan?
* Government Tracker
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Amid the United States’ dispute with fellow NATO members over Greenland which dominated the news agenda last week, Donald Trump claimed that prior to him taking office the US “was paying for virtually 100% of NATO”.
But how much does the US actually contribute? And how does this compare with other NATO members?
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** Is this Green Party by-election bar chart claim misleading? ([link removed])
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Ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election, the Green Party shared a bar chart suggesting that “latest polling” shows only they “can stop Reform”. Full Fact examined the chart and the figures behind it, and whether it accurately reflects the information it claims to show.
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** Figures comparing prices in 2000 to 2026 are not quite right ([link removed])
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By: Nasim Asl ([link removed])
Posts that have been widely shared on social media are comparing prices and earnings in the UK in 2000 with those in 2026, suggesting dramatic increases in house prices, energy bills and the cost of everyday items.
We look in depth at the figures in these posts to check their accuracy and determine how comparable the data is.
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** Did Nigel Farage say this about Trump and Afghanistan? ([link removed])
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A quote attributed to Nigel Farage about Donald Trump’s widely-condemned comments about the role of NATO troops in Afghanistan has been widely shared online.
As far as we can tell, the quote has been fabricated.
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** Government Tracker
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Updates from the last seven days.
** Thursday 22 January
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** Misleading claim about Keir Starmer’s role in giving ‘illegal migrants’ access to benefits recirculates online ([link removed])
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** Viral video of man dumping rubbish in water was filmed in Mumbai, not London ([link removed])
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