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A picture supposedly showing Reform UK leader Nigel Farage visiting a seven-year-old with terminal brain cancer in hospital to fulfil their “final wish” has been shared on Facebook.

Full Fact have taken a closer look at this image, which was edited with AI to include Mr Farage. To be clear, we weren’t able to establish who created it. Reform UK has told us it was “in no way involved in the creation of these AI images”.

Read our Fact Check here

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Meghan
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