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Posts are circulating on social media incorrectly claiming that an exemption to London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) for electric vehicles is to end next year.

A screenshot of a BBC article with the headline “End to discounts for zero-emission vehicles” in the London section of the BBC News site has been shared with a misleading caption that links this to ULEZ.

Posts with similar captions, which have been shared both on X (formerly Twitter) and on Facebook, say: “NET ZERO -Oh look. All those conned into believing an electric car would prevent them being charged to drive in London are about to be shafted. ULEZ exemption to end next year!”

But this is not what the BBC story, published on 1 July, says. It covers a change to the congestion charge that electric…

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…

Andy Cohen seemed to be in good spirits while returning to work Wednesday after Leah McSweeney accused him of doing cocaine with his favorite “Housewives” in a bombshell lawsuit.

The Bravo bigwig posted several photos and videos to his Instagram Story telling his 5.5 million followers that he was preparing to film the “Real Housewives of Potomac” Season 8 reunion.

In one selfie video, Cohen explained that the “RHOP” cast had to arrive to the New York City set at 5 a.m. because they were taping the special in the same building where Sherri Shepherd hosted Vice President Kamala Harris on her talk show, so it was on lockdown.