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There are almost 2,0...: There are almost 2,000 more doctors in general practice than in 2019. On Tuesday, the government announced a new plan to change the way that people access healthcare through GPs and pharmacists. The launch of the plan was accompanied by a series of claims about the size of the GP workforce, with some saying that the number of GPs is rising, and oth (Source: Full Fact)

There are 825 fewer...: There are 825 fewer full-time GPs than in 2019. On Tuesday, the government announced a new plan to change the way that people access healthcare through GPs and pharmacists. The launch of the plan was accompanied by a series of claims about the size of the GP workforce, with some saying that the number of GPs is rising, and oth (Source: Full Fact)

13 years of Conserva...: 13 years of Conservative government has seen 2,000 GPs cut. On Tuesday, the government announced a new plan to change the way that people access healthcare through GPs and pharmacists. The launch of the plan was accompanied by a series of claims about the size of the GP workforce, with some saying that the number of GPs is rising, and oth (Source: Full Fact)

There are 4,000 GPs...: There are 4,000 GPs in training now compared to 2,600 in 2014. On Tuesday, the government announced a new plan to change the way that people access healthcare through GPs and pharmacists. The launch of the plan was accompanied by a series of claims about the size of the GP workforce, with some saying that the number of GPs is rising, and oth (Source: Full Fact)

Missing Context: Video of migrants rushing back to Ciudad Juárez at border dates to at least March 2023 A video showing migrants running back into Mexico through the El Paso del Norte International Bridge, the international bridge connecting Ciudad Juarez to El Paso, Texas, has been online since at least March 14, but the clip has been shared in May as if depicting a recent scene a (Source: Reuters)

True: In April 2023, Pokémon cards were appraised on the TV show "Antiques Roadshow." About this rating In April 2023, claims began to spread on social media platforms that Pokémon cards were featured on the PBS TV show "Antiques Roadshow." "Fellow Millennials, Pokémon cards are now being appraised on Antiques Roadshow," a Facebook user posted on April 24, 2023. " (Source: Snopes)

False: The Grim Reaper, seen as a figure in a dark cloak representing the personification of death, was seen walking around Westminster Abbey before King Charles’ coronation on May 6, 2023. About this rating As King Charles III's May 6, 2023, coronation was both celebrated for its pageantry and scrutinized for its inclusion of jewels taken from former colonies, and an ill-timed giant penisetched into a lawn near the coronation party in Bath, yet another mysterious f (Source: Snopes)

False: Pictures show former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan in jail. India Today group's AajTak and AajTak Bangla recently used two artificially generated images of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and falsely claimed that the photos were clicked after Khan was arrested following a court ruling in Pakistan.BOOM found that the pictures wer (Source: BOOM Live)

Inaccurate: “COVID Vaccines Were Never Safe for Pregnant Women, Pfizer’s own data show” CLAIM "COVID Vaccines Were Never Safe for Pregnant Women, Pfizer's own data show" more about the rating framework VERDICT SOURCE: David Bell, Brownstone Insitute, Children's Health Defense, 19 Apr. 2023 DETAILS Misrepresents source: Rats injected with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine  (Source: Health Feedback)

Missing Context: West Bengal police arrests cinemagoers for watching “The Kerala Story” in Inox, Forum Rangoli Mall, Howrah Authors Kushel HM Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.ClaimWest Bengal police arrests cinemagoers for watching "The Kerala Story (Source: Newschecker)

False: Actor Prakash Raj asked people not to vote for Congress for the Karnataka Assembly elections. A 13-second clip of actor Prakash Raj asking people not to vote for the Indian National Congress is being shared on social media.The claim: The video is being shared to claim that the actor asked people not to vote for Congress during the Karnataka Assembly elections.The voting f (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)

False: A nurse from Meitei community was raped and killed by Kuki community's people in Manipur. A screenshot of a WhatsApp message, along with the graphic image of a woman's dead body found on a road, is going viral on social media.What does the claim say?: The claim states that the image shows a nurse working in a hospital in Manipur, who belonged to the Meitei tribal comm (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)

Inaccurate: Responding to a question about the impending depletion of the Malampaya gas field, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said "the Malampaya fields, the natural gas fields that lie within our baselines and within our exclusive economic zone and that again is being questioned in certain cases, certain areas by China." President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos made an inaccurate reference to issues in the Reed Bank (Philippine name: Recto Bank) in response to a question about the impending depletion of the Malampaya gas field at an international leadership forum in Washington, D.C.STATEMENTSpeaking (Source: Vera Files)

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Manipuliert: Eine sowjetische Flagge sei am 8. Mai 2023 auf dem Bundestagsgebäude gehisst worden. Am 8. Mai warTag der Befreiung– ein Gedenktag an die Befreiung Europas vom Nationalsozialismus durch die Alliierten und die Rote Armee im Jahr 1945. Wenige Tage zuvor, am 2. Mai 1945, hissten Soldaten auf dem Gebäudedie Flagge der Sowjetunion, damals auch das „Banner des Sieges“  (Source: Correctiv)