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Video of Keir Starmer being ‘kicked out’ of a pub is actually from April 2021 – Full Fact

A video of Sir Keir Starmer being thrown out of a pub has been shared on social media as if it were recent.

Posts featuring the video shared on X, formerly Twitter, and Facebook, are captioned: “An absolute HERO kicks new British PM Keir Starmer out of his pub! This is EXACTLY how you deal with these ZIONISTS!” 

But the video is actually from April 2021, when Mr Starmer was Leader of the Opposition. A BBC report said the landlord in the video “was unhappy with Labour’s response to government lockdown measures”. There is no mention of Zionists or Zionism. 

Misleading pictures and videos are some of the most common types of misinformation we see online. 

Recently we’ve checked videos with false claims they show a recent prisoner swap and protests about the…


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Proud Boys websites kicked off web host, Google Cloud

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Following what was described years of lobbying, Google has intervened this week with one of its customers to have websites for the Proud Boys far-right extremist group moved off its cloud platform.

Google’s decision came after intense lobbying from Color Of Change, one of the largest racial justice organizations in the US.

“Google’s recent actions to block the Proud Boys website and online store is a welcome response to persistent demands from Color Of Change and our allies,” said Color of Change President Rashad Robinson.

“Following years of pressure, the company successfully got a Google Cloud Services customer hosting the…


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