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* Fake photo of Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile has been shared thousands of times
* Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record don’t quite match the data
* Daily Mail corrects false claim about Covid vaccines and cancer
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An episode of Have I Got News for You was briefly removed from BBC iPlayer after presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell made an error about Euan Blair’s company Multiverse and the government’s digital ID scheme.
The BBC has since reuploaded the episode with the segment removed and apologised for the mistake.
We explain what was corrected, and how it connects to last week's fact check about Euan Blair’s company and digital ID.
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The Liberal Democrats have claimed Keir Starmer wants digital ID to be mandatory for everyone. Under current plans, only people who want to work in the UK would need one.
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** Fake photo of Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile has been shared thousands of times ([link removed])
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By: Evie Townend ([link removed])
A photo circulating on social media appears to show the Prime Minister decorating a Christmas tree with Jimmy Savile.
The image has been edited.
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** Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record don’t quite match the data ([link removed])
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By: Hannah Smith ([link removed])
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said unemployment has risen every month since Labour took office and that every Labour government in history left joblessness higher than they found it.
Official figures show that’s not quite right.
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** Daily Mail corrects false claim about Covid vaccines and cancer ([link removed])
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By: Leo Benedictus ([link removed])
The paper wrongly said Korean researchers had “proof” that Covid vaccines raised the risk of six cancers.
In fact, the researchers said they found an association, not proof, and there’s no good evidence that the vaccines cause cancer.
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** Government Tracker
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Full Fact’s latest updates to our tracker of government policy.
** Monday 6 October
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** Friday 3 October
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** Thursday 2 October
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** No, the government isn’t introducing a £15 ‘clean water levy’ ([link removed])
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