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In this week's newsletter:
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** Our requests to the new government (#jumbotron)
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** The Labour government’s plans for growth: explained (#article1)
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** Fake video touts 10-day cure for diabetes (#article2)
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** Reform UK candidate who stood in London was not ‘AI-generated’ (#article3)
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** Posts incorrectly claim ULEZ exemption for electric cars ending next year (#article4)
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** Other news (#liveblog)
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But first...

Yesterday saw the first activity of the new parliament after last week's general election, welcoming 335 new MPs to the House of Commons. We've updated our MP database ([link removed]) to include all 650 MPs, so you can easily check if your local MP has been fact checked or has issued a correction for any misleading or incorrect claims.

Full Fact is committed to holding the new government and parliament to account. We've sent an open letter ([link removed]) to the new Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, urging him to restore trust in politics. Additionally, we have created a video outlining some of our requests to the new government:
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Beyond the UK general election, we will continue our mission to fight bad information from public institutions, journalists, and viral content online. In this newsletter you can find a variety of claims that our team has fact checked or explained in greater detail.

Best wishes,

Jon, Product Manager – Full Fact
(Standing in for Craig, who is taking a well-earned post-election break)

FACT CHECKS AND EXPLAINERS


** The Labour government’s plans for growth: explained ([link removed])
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In her first public speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP said that economic growth is the Labour government’s “national mission”.

We’ve taken a look at how economic growth is measured in the UK, what current forecasts say, and in more detail the main policies Labour have said will improve growth, as set out in the party’s manifesto.

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** Fake video touts 10-day cure for diabetes ([link removed])
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A video posted on Facebook claims that the remedy cures diabetes within 10 days and that over 50,000 people have taken it and are now “free of diabetes”.

There is currently no known cure for diabetes. Inaccurate health information can be harmful and untreated diabetes can cause serious complications.
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** Thank you
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A huge thank you to everyone who donated to our General Election 2024 Crowdfunder ([link removed]) .

Your support meant we raised over £51,000, helping us employ our biggest ever team and fact check the election at a scale never seen before!


** Reform UK candidate who stood in London was not ‘AI-generated’ ([link removed])
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Claims that a Reform UK candidate may not be a real person, which have spread widely on social media in recent days, have been debunked.

The candidate in question, Mark Matlock, stood for the party in the 4 July general election in the south London constituency of Clapham and Brixton Hill.

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** Posts incorrectly claim ULEZ exemption for electric cars ending next year ([link removed])
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Posts are circulating on social media claiming that an exemption to London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) for electric vehicles is to end next year.

This isn’t true. While a discount to London’s congestion charge for zero emissions vehicles is due to end in 2025, all electric vehicles remain exempt from the daily £12.50 ULEZ charge.
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OTHER NEWS


** What does the Chancellor mean when she talks about ending ‘ban’ on onshore wind? ([link removed])

Image of Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and young girl is fake ([link removed])

How old is Reform UK? ([link removed])

Image of Sir Keir Starmer in pink hijab is not genuine ([link removed])
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Discover our latest fact checks on our politics live blog.
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