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    Video caption: How we verify social media posts from the war in Ukraine

    How we verify social media posts from the war in Ukraine

  2. Is Boris Johnson right about 'biggest tax cut for 25 years'?

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    Boris Johnson said earlier: “What we’re doing with income tax and National Insurance… it’s the biggest tax cut for 25 years."

    The prime minister is correct to say that the measures proposed in the Spring Statement last Wednesday, if taken in isolation, amount to a larger tax cut than any announced in a Budget over the last 25 years.

    The chancellor said the government would increase the amount you can earn without paying any National Insurance starting this July and would cut the basic rate of tax in 2024.

    But that’s not the full picture. If you look at all the measures announced by the government in the last year, they mean that people will be paying more tax in 2024 than they are at the moment.

    You can read more from our fact check here

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    Video caption: Sanctions: Have they worked?

    Sanctions have been used by countries as a diplomatic tool, but they have not always had their intended effect.