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A post claiming Sir Keir Starmer called for “‘more houses to be built’ for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants”, and described “migrants” as “the future of our economy” has been recirculating on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).

The post, which was first shared on X more than a year ago reads: “Keir Starmer calls for ‘more houses to be built’ for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants – ‘These migrants have to be the priority for the government. They are the future of our economy’ he said”.

The original post includes a link to an interview Mr Starmer gave to BBC News in November 2022. But as we’ve previously explained, Mr Starmer did not say this during the interview, and we’ve found no evidence that he’s called for “more houses to…

GB News host Tom Harwood has spoken out about the intimidation that he received for hosting a debate at university called “This House sees China as a threat to the West.”

After he invited a activist from China to appear he began receiving messages from Chinese students at Durham University and even received a call from the Chinese Embassy.

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Claims that President Putin called the founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, a “globalist terrorist” have been shared widely on social media. But there’s no evidence this is true. 

The WEF is a foundation headquartered in Switzerland that engages with governments and business leaders on global issues. 

Claims about Putin’s alleged remarks appear to have come from an article on a website named The People’s Voice, which multiple posts have linked to, shared a screenshot of or copied text from directly. 

The article has the headline: “Putin Warns ‘Globalist Terrorist’ Klaus Schwab His ‘Days Are Numbered”, and it goes on to claim President Putin made these comments during a speech at the 20th meeting of the

A hoax alert about an elderly missing man with dementia named Gerald has been shared more than 1,600 times in Facebook groups across the UK. 

Full Fact has seen examples of this post in social media groups serving Stockport (Greater Manchester), Grimsby (Lincolnshire), Staines (Surrey), Caerphilly (Wales), Folkestone (Kent), Harrogate (North Yorkshire), Port Talbot (Wales) and the Isle of Wight. 

The posts all use very similar text, with one example saying: “FLOOD YOUR FEEDS ~ MISSING!! in Stockport.

“Our Dad, Gerald Robertson aged 76 drove out last night with his dog Jack and he still hasn’t returned. He doesn’t know where he’s going, he has dementia. 

“There is a silver alert activated on him. Please help bump this post so we can get him home…