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Downing Street

Street in London, England

Fact-Checks

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Jan 12, 2026
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What official statements has Reform UK published on Ukraine and NATO membership?

Reform UK’s publicly recorded positions on Ukraine and NATO membership consist mainly of high-profile comments by party leaders rather than a single, detailed party manifesto: leader Nigel Farage publ...

Jan 13, 2026
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Are Canada, Australia and the UK banning Elon Musk x

A cluster of mostly secondary reports says the United Kingdom has opened talks with Canada and Australia about coordinating pressure that could include banning Elon Musk’s social platform X; those rep...

Dec 10, 2025
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Did the uk sanction president trump

Available reporting does not show the UK has ever imposed sanctions on Donald Trump as an individual; UK sanctions in 2025 targeted Russian, Chinese and cyber actors, and the UK has coordinated some s...

Jan 27, 2026

Which fact‑checks have evaluated videos and claims about Trump insulting soldiers, and what did they find?

Three lines of verification have emerged around insulted soldiers: a fact check that directly debunked a circulated video as altered and using a voice‑artist impression , legacy fact‑checking of relat...

Feb 4, 2026

What conspiracy theories link Robert Maxwell to intelligence agencies?

has long been the subject of conspiracy theories tying him to multiple intelligence services—most commonly ’s MI6, ’s Mossad, and KGB—and to allegations that he trafficked technology and courted dange...

Feb 2, 2026

starmer and putin

has framed as both untrustworthy and the principal obstacle to peace in , urging increased sanctions and readiness to escalate military planning while assembling a "coalition of the willing" to deter ...

Jan 7, 2026

How did UK media and officials react to the Palace's emergency update on Prince Louis?

No contemporary reporting in the supplied sources documents a Palace “emergency update” about Prince Louis; instead the UK media cycle evident in the files revolves around routine family photographs, ...

Nov 5, 2025

Did Peter mandelson get fired as the British ambassador due to his ties with Jeffrey Epstein

Peter Mandelson was removed as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States after newly published communications showed a than had been disclosed at appointment, and UK ministers concluded tha...

Oct 23, 2025

What was the specific incident that led to Keir Starmer's eviction on September 10 2025?

The claim that is not supported by the documents provided. A review of the supplied source notes and summaries finds no contemporaneous reporting or primary-source evidence describing any eviction of ...

Oct 17, 2025

What types of tweets are considered hate speech in the UK?

The core claim is that certain tweets can amount to hate speech in the UK when they facilitate racial abuse, repeat racial slurs, or otherwise target protected characteristics; recent high‑profile pro...