PA Fact Check

A fake screenshot is circulating online.

Data from the council suggests that 165 housing units were completed in the town between 2016 and 2021.

Government plans to tackle issue of sewage discharges without increasing taxation based on effluent flow meter readings.

Workbook activities for 10-year-olds produced before Norma Foley’s tenure as Minister for Education are in line with original curriculum standards.

A Christian convert fell foul of a Public Space Protection Order that aims to limit protests, including prayers and vigils, around a medical centre.

One Direction star Liam Payne died in Argentina on Wednesday, causing footage of men plummeting from balconies to be shared out of context.

Kemi Badenoch has distanced herself from the comments and does not have the power to decide Tory Party policy.

The Government has awarded £68 million to 54 councils as part of a programme that was announced in 2022.

A claim over the impact of industrial action during Rishi Sunak’s time as PM does not compare international data for the same periods.

Clip of the Prime Minister admonishing those who disagree with his ‘changes’ dates back to 2023 and concerned his leadership of the party.

Israeli forces have injured United Nations peacekeepers, according to the UN.

The Home Secretary does not have responsibility for the decisions of the CPS, which are taken independently of Government.

Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated Britain’s position on Middle East conflict on the first anniversary of Hamas attacks.

Deal handing sovereignty of British Indian Ocean Territory was reached between UK and Mauritius, with the White House voicing approval.

Footage of men running across a beach in San Diego was shared online with authentic statistics about small boats crossing the Channel.

Impossible to say if scrapping Rwanda scheme fuelled a rise in small boat crossings as records show summer spikes are to be expected.

Heat pumps are highly efficient and can release several times more energy in the form of heat than they consume in the form of electricity.

Pensioners who live in a selected list of European countries can claim winter fuel payments.

Nigel Farage correctly cited the number of constituents eligible for the benefit last winter but did not clarify that some still qualify for help.

Enoch Burke has started his third stint in prison.

Claims have circulated with a fake top three.

The state pension rose in line with earnings this year.

The last Conservative government upped the price that offshore wind farms could charge for their electricity, encouraging more development.

China had around 610 gigawatts of solar capacity and 442 of wind by the end of 2023, data from energy think tank Ember showed.

Deana Evans, 32, was ‘launching missiles and trying to push through police lines’, police said.

US and UK health bodies say that passive smoking is harmful to health.

Claims that Meghan was in Sarajevo appear to have no evidence to back them up.

The party promised in opposition that there would be no energy bill rises in October 2022 and January 2023, but that pledge does not apply to today.

Many people have been sent to prison after pleading guilty to various offences following recent disorder.

A recent addition of Texas to the US states where Michelin publishes a guide takes the total to eight in the US.

The Government is trying to open up space in the UK’s nearly full prisons.

John Cann was jailed for three years for his part in recent protests.

The Ministry of Justice confirmed that the inmates involved were not linked to recent disorder.

New MPs have 28 days from the start of a new Parliament to register their interests.

Recent claims of a major increase in costs are from 2022.

The Government has agreed a pay deal which will see pay rise by around 22%.

Police have said that a name shared on social media is ‘incorrect’ and that the teenager arrested was born in the UK.

The latest available data is from June this year and shows inflation was 2.0%.

Two measures show child poverty falling in Scotland since the SNP took over, while two show it rising.

The image shows Mr Miliband getting off an Embraer jet during the 2015 election campaign.

The video appears to be real but the audio has been swapped out for a likely AI-generated voice of Sir Keir Starmer.

The man who was convicted of killing Sir David Amess supported the so-called Islamic State terror group.

The Health Secretary was being interviewed as part of the Future of Britain conference.

There is no anti-SNP graffiti in the original image.

Voters can use their own pencil or pen if they wish.

A viral audio clip purporting to record Wes Streeting swearing at a man comes from a social media user who has manipulated media in the past.

Three indicators show an increase in both the percentage and number of children in poverty.

As Conservatives continue to raise concerns about untrammelled power if Labour wins a landslide, how do large majorities work in the UK?

A Labour report which recommended prisoners should vote was released before Sir Keir Starmer became Labour leader.

The Labour leader has spoken several times about how he carves out time for his teenage family despite having a busy job.

The image has been shared on social media and gained thousands of likes.

The EU plans a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035.

Votes are cast between 7am and 10pm on election day.

While Scotland and Northern Ireland received proportional funds to HS2, Wales has been designated a share of Network North project.

Rwanda relocation scheme is hard to predict given lack of action so far, leading to many assumptions being used.

A little over half of British power came from clean sources last year, including nuclear.

A clip on social media showed a woman named Amanda saying she was moving her support from Labour.

Asylum seekers usually lose access to accommodation support when their claim for asylum, and any subsequent appeal, is rejected.

Lord Robertson said that Vladimir Putin is ‘not bothered about Nato, or Nato enlargement’.

Britons are allowed to stay for up to 90 days at a time and no more than 90 days in a 180-day period.

People smuggling in the central Mediterranean pre-dates the Arab Spring.

The Prime Minister suggested that National Service could be enforced using ‘access to finance’ but denied he would take away people’s bank accounts.

UK economic output is expected to rise by 0.7% in 2024 and 1.5% in 2025, compared with 2.7% and 1.9% in the US.

Long-standing impartiality rules for broadcasters have not been amended recently.

Nigel Farage, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have been featured in videos online.

Richard Tice’s claim that knife crime has almost tripled does not align with ONS figures, despite data caveats.

Sir Keir Starmer claimed during a phone-in interview that NHS policy was not to treat trans patients identifying as female on women’s wards.

The policy is part of a wider package aimed at dealing with child poverty in Scotland.

The deadline to apply to vote was on June 18.

There was an average of more than 2,000 excess deaths per week in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Postal vote fraud convictions are very low in the UK.

The video starts with a clip from the revealing of an exit poll in 2015, but is then edited to include fake audio and a fake graphic.

Some pollsters prompt for traditional parties first and then give respondents who select ‘other’ further options.

The study gave England a higher score than any country in Europe or North America.

Several economists have spoken positively about changes to reduce the amount the Bank of England pays in interest on quantitative easing reserves.

A screenshot shared by the Ashfield candidate was created with an online tool likely using favourable data rather than a specific poll in his area.

The latest YouGov MRP poll suggests that the Liberal Democrats could come third in the electorate.

There are no plans to pay people large sums of money to leave the UK.

Disputed costings, assumptions and above-average LTV ratios were used to calculate the £4,800 figure.

An SNP claim to be the ‘only’ party posing a threat to the Conservatives applies to seats won by Tories in 2019.

A video of the shadow chancellor has been cut to take out a supportive part of her reaction to the woman who is sharing her struggles.

Net migration in the last two years equates to around one person for every 47 already in the UK.

Angela Rayner denied during a TV debate that her colleague, the shadow health secretary, had made the comment.

The measure dropped in the previous seven quarters leading up to the start of 2024.

Mr Sunak had said he did not have Sky TV growing up.

Rishi Sunak’s claim about a low tax rate for typical workers does not account for indirect taxes or changes to benefits.

In an interview on Sky News, Rishi Sunak said that the numbers had dropped ‘by a little less’ than a third in the last 12 months.

While Labour is consistently the first choice among young people, it is not clear which party is second choice.

The independent Institute for Fiscal Studies found that up to 40,000 pupils might move from private schools, but numbers at state schools are falling.

The money will not just be spent in the North and the Midlands, despite the proposed line operating from Birmingham to Manchester.

Most people are homeowners by the age of 36, but the average first-time buyer is younger.

Government figures suggest some delivery drivers are operating without valid work permits, but it is not clear how many.

A number of staff groups remain in formal dispute with the Government over pay.

The proportion of those aged 65 or over paying income tax was 62% in the year ending March 2023.

Argument over Tories’ record on police staff levels depends on whether counting begins with David Cameron or Boris Johnson’s premiership.

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is polling ahead of the Conservatives in some parts of the country.

The claim that Labour has a dozen new taxes planned if it forms the next government comes from a report that does not explicitly refer to new taxes.

Ms Rayner was accursed of ‘recently’ voting against the UK’s nuclear weapons.

Liberal Democrat calculations show that bank tax breaks could reduce Government revenue by £4.3 billion a year by the year ending March 2029.

The three-and-a-half-minute video claims various successes of the Conservative Government and finishes by commenting on Labour’s record and proposals.

Senior Labour figures have previously called for more relaxed immigration policies, but these have not been put into practice.

Rishi Sunak claimed in the ITV debate that independent officials at the Treasury had costed Labour’s policies.

Potential figure of 13.7 million migrants was estimated over a longer period than suggested.

The £2,000 suggested is based on figures produced by the Conservative Party which the Labour Party has disputed.

Data revealing a majority backing an elected head of state is taken from 2019, showing attitudes under a different Labour leader and monarch.

Mr Streeting did not insult fellow Labour parliamentary candidate Diane Abbott during an appearance on the BBC.

The original video included a blank flipchart sheet, which was intended to show a lack of ‘Labour’s policy’ but was filled in by someone else.

There is no evidence for a post by a new Labour candidate, while both he and the potential creator of the screenshot have said it is fake.

Ben Wallace said national service is ‘perfectly normal in most of Northern Europe. Young people are better for it’.

Some of these patients are waiting for multiple treatments, which means that the overall waiting list is larger.

The number of married pensioners living in poverty fell from 22% in 2005, when Labour last won a general election, to 14% in 2010.

If GDP forecasts are correct, that would mean spending £87.1 billion a year on defence.

The Labour plans will need £116 billion in additional public and private investment, while the Conservative proposal will require £104.6 billion.

During her stint with the Bank, Ms Reeves spent some time on secondment to the British Embassy in Washington.

Ballots can be cast in person, with a postal vote or by a proxy.

The Prime Minister hosted Morrisons during a farm to fork summit on May 14.

Around 14.6 million people migrated to the UK between 1964 and 2010, compared with just under 2.5 million in 2022 and 2023.

Around 1.5 million out of 12.6 million pensioners saw their state pensions rise by £900 per year in April, others received a smaller increase.

The founder of the takeover target was an Israeli entrepreneur.

In the first three months of 2024 the UK economy grew 0.6% quarter-on-quarter, but only 0.2% year-on-year.

The first past the post system will decide which MPs take their seats in Westminster.

Labour set a goal to eradicate child poverty by 2020, but missed two interim targets.

The magazine said it was following ‘a court order’ when it limited access to an article about the convicted murderer in the UK.

The proposed guidelines say students should not be taught about periods before year 4, but some girls might have started menstruating sooner.

The original image showed English actor Jason Isaacs playing Field Marshal Zhukov in the 2017 movie The Death Of Stalin.

Claims that the former SNP leader is set to be paid more than £50,000 per year are incorrect.

Labour’s victorious mayoral candidate appeared at first not to see the Conservative candidate’s outstretched hand, before shaking it.

Government guidance says: “The majority of vehicle flags currently on sale are legal, provided they are fitted to the vehicle in a sensible manner.”

A man’s voice heckling the men with obscenities has been added to a video shared on social media.

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride misspoke when he claimed in an interview that people were paid “thousands” in Personal Independence Payments.

If more people are sent, the cost per person would fall.

Mr Yousaf has said he will fight a vote of no confidence.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has indicated it is his long-term ambition to end ‘double tax on work’.

Mr Khan had previously explored the possibility, but abandoned it to instead expand Ulez across all of Greater London.

Crime rates have increased while Sadiq Khan has been mayor, but less than for England and Wales as a whole.

The number of rape convictions, prosecutions, and the proportion of prosecutions ending in convictions all rose between 2008 and March 2014.

The Princess of Wales said: “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.”

The image was shared by Labour MPs during England’s clash against Senegal in the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

A clip of the London Mayor was cut to remove his correction.

While the Trussell Trust handed out nearly three million parcels last year, it is unclear how many people these were given to.

A post from the Russian foreign ministry misleadingly implied that the tattoo was on the Ukrainian president’s hand.

A post on social media incorrectly claimed that Fujitsu has been awarded a contract to provide voting machines for the next UK general election.

The ‘100-day cough’ was first recorded in the 16th century.

Some medical staff groups have reached a deal with ministers, but the offers will not be accepted until agreed by union members.

Home Office data states there were 4,537 applications in the legacy backlog as of December 28 2023.

The Ulez charge was expanded in August.

Around two-thirds of London social housing residents were born within the country, census figures show.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said it was the biggest tax cut ever for workers.

The footage has been online since at least 2020.

The 7.8 million figure Sir Keir Starmer referenced in the Commons included those waiting for multiple treatments.

The first episode of I’m A Celebrity 2023 had two million fewer viewers than the 2022 series, but was ITV’s highest overnight audience of the year.

A video from 2016 has been circulated claiming to show a recent Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza.

A widely shared video claimed that the babies’ incubators had stopped working after electricity was cut off.

A video claims to show a pilot in Gaza, but in fact shows a US air force pilot above a base in South Carolina.

Footage has circulated online of fireworks but claiming to show Gaza under bombardment.

Palestine Action said it was behind the stunt, accusing the broadcaster of ‘manufacturing consent for Israel’s war crimes’.

The match took place in Casablanca.

A photo of the Prime Minister with a group of students was taken on a visit to a college in Cornwall in February 2023.

The UK targets a 68% emissions cut by 2030 compared with 1990 levels.

There is little evidence that any of the proposals were close to being implemented by the Government.

The newly expanded ultra low emission zone closely mirrors the boundary of Greater London, which has been in place for decades.

While the exact amount of public funding is unknown, it has been described as a ‘very light subsidy’.

Household usage varies significantly and the calculations are based on median averages from 2020 which are due to be remeasured this year.

Described as the worst wildfires in Hawaii’s history, blazes caused widespread devastation across the island of Maui leaving dozens dead.

Estimating deaths from emissions requires population-level studies, rather than just looking at death certificates.

Greece’s government has said that arson was the spark which caused many of this year’s wildfires, but climate change exacerbated the situation.

The photograph of Mr Sunak shows him pouring a pint of Black Dub stout while a bar worker looks on.

A study shows a potential link between the vaccine and MS in two cases, but does not prove the jabs caused the disease.

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the Government’s export credit agency, has given its backing on condition UK exporters supply to the project.

A widely-shared claim that Lord Fellowes’ vote on the illegal migration bill was his first in over a decade is false.

A claim that the NHS is responsible for coronavirus vaccinations in Europe has been circulating online.

False information has proliferated on social media amid protests across France.

Evidence suggests AI-generated images are being circulated – along with an old photo from the Titanic wreck.

The former Scottish First Minister was arrested in June 2023, but the photo of her in a police car has been edited.

But all designs featured in Lego’s An Alphabet Of LGBTQIA+ Lego Builds video are one-off builds by adult fans and are not for sale.

Claims that sunscreens contain the harmful chemical have been circulating on social media.

The website emulates Facebook in a scam attempt to get access to users’ passwords and personal information.

Spending per pupil – adjusted for inflation – is the most accurate measure of resources available to schools.

Claims that the hate offences legislation makes sharing non-mainstream media content illegal are misleading and miss important context.

The video has been shared with people wrongly claiming it shows Napoli fans celebrating its win in Serie A.

The photo shows Charles, then-the Prince of Wales, on a visit to Glencoe, Scotland, in July 1999.

Government contracts and grants make up less than 2% of the organisation’s income.

Labour might be said to have experienced a large swing in 2017, but it was not the biggest in its history.

There is no evidence that contrails formed by planes cause health problems.

Claims the painting is being removed because its subject resembles Russian president Vladimir Putin are false and it remains on display in London.

The image was generated by artificial intelligence to “evoke a visceral response” to Mr Assange’s situation in Belmarsh prison, its creator said.

Tweets comparing Labour and Conservative council charges are missing important context.

The child died suddenly at his home in Wiltshire on February 18 after contracting Strep A.

The Government’s new emergency alert system is one-way.

There are not 100 million refugees coming to the UK, nor do billions of people appear to want to come here.

Lisa Harris’s condition worsened in December 2020, before Covid-19 vaccines were available.

Both have complicated pay packets, but when basic pay is compared junior doctors earn more – and have the potential to earn far more.

Data from the House of Commons (HoC) library supports the claim that the UK proportionally takes in fewer refugees.

The Ukrainian president’s bodyguard, Maksym Donets, is shown in the video which was widely shared.

When Boris Johnson resigned on July 7 2022 the weekly average of national opinion polls showed Labour on 42% and the Tories on 30%.

Supply chain experts say a number of factors have contributed to the recent supermarket shortages.

Russian internet users have much less freedom than those in the UK, according to a think tank.

Egg shortages are down to rising costs and bird flu, rather than any links to protection against coronavirus.

However, the vote was on targeted reductions for the disposal of phosphates in UK rivers.

A board assessing a complaint against Dr Albert Bourla dismissed eight, but upheld two of the issues in what he said about vaccinating young children.

Bill Gates is being accused of wanting to ‘force-jab’ the unvaccinated by putting mRNA in food – the claims are unfounded and it wouldn’t work anyway.

The latest publicly-available figures relate to the time before the contract was introduced.

Evidence shows there have been far more deaths from Covid-19 than the vaccine.

There is no evidence the ideas ever made it into Australian legislation.

The then-Prime Minister was pictured standing between the then-Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Virgin Orbit chief executive Dan Hart in 2021.

There is no evidence to suggest that the nasal spray flu vaccines issued to children causes Strep A, in fact it might help fight infections.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the union coordinating the strikes, has asked for wage growth of 5% above the RPI rate of inflation.

There is no evidence the World Economic Forum has suggested people ‘slaughter’ their pets to reduce their ‘carbon pawprints’.

The traffic filters are not physical barriers and there will be no physical road closures, Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council said.

The 2021 Census figures do not show that the populations of London and Manchester are less than 50% white.

The claim is based on a screenshot being circulated by a parody account.