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Last week, defence secretary John Healey said the government had deported 30,000 people in the past year. 
 
That’s not quite right. 
 
How we know
 
Government figures do show that nearly 30,000 people have been returned, but this includes both enforced and voluntary returns, and not all of them meet the official definition of a “deportation”. 
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Why words matter
 
Some might say this is a small detail. But when politicians talk about immigration, it’s important they use the right words. 
 
“Deported” has a specific legal definition and means someone was forced to leave because they had committed a crime or for the public good. 
Defence Secretary John Healey's claim is missing context
The full picture
 
We know that just over 26% were enforced returns, the category that includes deportations, meaning the majority of these returns were not technically deportations.  
 
We’ve asked Mr Healey to correct his statement. 
 
We’re waiting to hear back from him.
Best wishes, 

Craig

FACT CHECKS

Were the Red Arrows being ‘woke’ at Glastonbury?

A debunked Facebook post claiming the Red Arrows didn't use red, white and blue smoke during their Glastonbury flyover in order to avoid offence. Full Fact found there to be no evidence of this.
Some people online have claimed the Red Arrows used white smoke at Glastonbury to avoid causing offence.

The RAF says the jets had used coloured smoke earlier in the day at other shows. When they flew over Glastonbury, they were on their way to Bournemouth to get ready for more displays. 

Jets only carry a small amount of red and blue dye, so they use white smoke during these repositioning flights. 
 
The RAF confirmed this was standard practice.
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No, that viral flood video isn’t from Texas
A viral video compilation shared with claims it shows flash floods in Brenham, Texas in May is misleading.

None of the six clips were filmed there. They come from past floods in India, Spain, France and possibly Japan. Some clips were flipped or edited.
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This kind of miscaptioned video often spreads after major news events.
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