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Press Association

National news agency of the UK and Ireland

Fact-Checks

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Jan 15, 2026
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How do arrest rates for online communications in the UK compare with comparable European countries when adjusted for legal definitions and population?

The raw figures reported for the United Kingdom—about 12,000 arrests in 2023 under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988—are striking, and t...

Dec 8, 2025
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What exactly did Nigel Farage say in his public defence of Vladimir Putin and when was it made?

Nigel Farage publicly defended aspects of Vladimir Putin’s actions by arguing that “the ever eastward expansion of NATO and the European Union” provoked Russia and “gave him an excuse” to invade Ukrai...

Dec 8, 2025
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Are there direct transcripts or video clips of Farage defending Putin and their exact wording?

Nigel Farage has on-record comments praising Vladimir Putin “as an operator, but not as a human being,” a line traced to remarks he made in 2014 and repeatedly repeated or referenced since . Multiple ...

Dec 8, 2025

Nigel Farage public defence of Putin

Nigel Farage has repeatedly defended comments that critics say echo Kremlin talking points — notably arguing NATO and EU expansion helped provoke Russia’s 2022 invasion — while simultaneously denying ...

Feb 5, 2026

How have fact-checkers evaluated the 166-name ‘Epstein list’ and which names were corroborated or debunked?

Fact-checkers have treated the widely circulated 166-name “Epstein list” with deep skepticism, finding that the bulk of names lack documentary corroboration in the public record and that a small numbe...

Oct 6, 2025

What is the current status of the investigation into the Jersey stalker, and what charges are they facing?

The provided set of articles contains about any ongoing investigation into a “Jersey stalker” or charges alleged against such an individual; every supplied analysis explicitly reports that the items f...