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Legislation to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords passed into law earlier this week. We’re now rating Labour’s manifesto pledge to legislate to “remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords” as ‘achieved’. fullfact.org/government-tra…

An image is circulating on social media with false claims that it shows a US-Israeli spy satellite brought down by Iranian missiles. But this was taken from an AI video posted in December and there have been no genuine reports of Iran downing any satellites. fullfact.org/conflict/satel…

Social media posts shared hundreds of times falsely claim Keir Starmer has said the UK may need to go into another lockdown if meningitis cases continue to increase. Number 10 confirmed he did not make these comments. fullfact.org/health/keir-st…

@MichaelRosenYes Hi Michael. Thanks so much for your question. Hope this helps: fullfact.org/health/menb-qu… We’ll keep adding more answers as they come.

@FullFact People talk of the Men B vaccine being 'less effective' or not entirely effective. Do you have percentages on that? ie incidences of people contracting Men B having been vaccinated?

We’re working on a Q&A about the MenB vaccine and want it to answer the questions that matter most to you. What would you like us to fact check or explain? Reply below and while we can’t respond to every message, we’ll use your suggestions to help shape the piece. Thank you!

@Edwina_Currie Hi Edwina. Thanks so much for your question. Hope this helps: fullfact.org/health/menb-qu…

@FullFact Why was vaccine not generally rolled out.. ruled not cost-effective?

We’ll be adding to this article in the coming days, so if there’s something you’d like us to fact check or explain, please reply below.

Thank you to our readers for the many questions we’ve received about the meningitis outbreak in Kent. We’re publishing our answers here, including why not everyone gets the vaccine, and how long protection from the vaccine lasts 👇 fullfact.org/health/menb-qu…

Social media posts with ‘breaking news’ banners incorrectly suggest the Maldives has recently “cut all ties with Israel”. The country actually cut diplomatic ties with Israel in 1974. fullfact.org/conflict/maldi…

Last month the government set out full details of how it plans to measure progress against its target of recruiting 6,500 new teachers. We’ve updated our Government Tracker with the latest on this pledge 👇 fullfact.org/government-tra…

A video is being shared with claims it shows the delayed detonation of an Iranian missile which struck Tel Aviv. But this is false. The footage actually dates back to June 2016 and shows a magnesium explosion at a warehouse fire in California. fullfact.org/conflict/tel-a…

We’re grateful to the BBC for correcting a live blog post on energy bills, after we flagged an incorrect figure for the amount an average household can expect to save when changes to the price cap come in next month. fullfact.org/economy/bbc-en…

A video has been shared with claims it shows a fight breaking out at Birmingham City Council after a councillor was seen “eating during Ramadan”. This is false. It actually shows an altercation between lawyers in Pakistan. fullfact.org/culture-and-so…

We’ve spotted social media posts with thousands of likes claiming to show pictures of Rishi Sunak in hospital. But these pictures aren’t real and Mr Sunak’s office has confirmed the posts aren’t factual. fullfact.org/politics/rishi…

Claims that a video of a house fire shows the Netanyahu family home after a missile strike by Iran are false. The footage is actually from New Jersey in the United States. fullfact.org/conflict/netan…

We’ve written seven more fact checks this week about Middle East misinformation on social media as AI images and miscaptioned videos continue to spread. Here’s what to watch out for 👇 fullfact.org/conflict/middl…

After Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch appeared to make contradictory claims about defence spending last week, we’ve taken a closer look at the numbers. Defence spending is set to increase, as our fact check of three of the claims we heard explains. fullfact.org/politics/defen…

A video has been shared with claims it shows a fight breaking out at Birmingham City Council after a councillor was seen “eating during Ramadan”. This is false. It actually shows an altercation between lawyers in Pakistan. fullfact.org/culture-and-so…

We’ve seen an image supposedly showing Soham murderer Ian Huntley in hospital after he was attacked in prison shared hundreds of times on social media. But it isn’t real, and was made using artificial intelligence. fullfact.org/crime/viral-im…

Footage is circulating on social media with false claims it shows an Iranian drone strike on a building housing US officers in Bahrain. But it actually depicts a Russian strike on residential flats in Kyiv in January. fullfact.org/conflict/misca…