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[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

Reform MP @TiceRichard claimed that the IRGC "killed their own children"

Claims that Iran killed the children in the Minab school strike are not supported by current investigations.

Reporting from the New York Times and others indicates the school was likely struck by a U.S. missile during attacks on nearby IRGC targets, possibly due to outdated targeting data.

[Reform UK Exposed 🇬🇧 @reformexposed]

Hi @TiceRichard, what sort of person lies about the death of children?

Children.

You would it appears.

You, Richard.

https://t.co/gc5vTcHEuo

[YouGov @YouGov]

A headline in this morning’s Times is inaccurate and they have issued this correction: “YouGov is not making changes to its methodology or to any previously published results. We are happy to make this clear.”

YouGov is not changing our methodology or results, which accurately predicted the Reform vote at the 2024 general election.
https://t.co/Lf2tXwQuad

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

Education comparison claims need context.

OECD PISA 2022 results show:

Wales — Maths 466 | Reading 466 | Science 473
Türkiye — Maths 453 | Reading 456 | Science 476
OECD averages — 472 | 476 | 485

Wales scores above Türkiye in maths and reading, while Türkiye scores slightly higher in science.

Claiming that Turkish students outperform Welsh students overall is not clearly supported by the data.

Sources: OECD PISA 2022.

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

@ZiaYusufUK OECD PISA tests 15-year-olds, not 13-year-olds.

Both Wales and Türkiye score below the OECD average, and the data doesn’t show Welsh boys performing worse than Turkish pupils overall.
https://t.co/5B0l4aTGzP

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

Education comparison claims need context.

OECD PISA 2022 results show:

Wales — Maths 466 | Reading 466 | Science 473
Türkiye — Maths 453 | Reading 456 | Science 476
OECD averages — 472 | 476 | 485

Wales scores above Türkiye in maths and reading, while Türkiye scores slightly higher in science.

Claiming that Turkish students outperform Welsh students overall is not clearly supported by the data.

Sources: OECD PISA 2022.

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

Education comparison claims need context.

OECD PISA 2022 results show:

Wales — Maths 466 | Reading 466 | Science 473
Türkiye — Maths 453 | Reading 456 | Science 476
OECD averages — 472 | 476 | 485

Wales scores above Türkiye in maths and reading, while Türkiye scores slightly higher in science.

Claiming that Turkish students outperform Welsh students overall is not clearly supported by the data.

Sources: OECD PISA 2022.

[Zia Yusuf @ZiaYusufUK]

Our priority is the British people.

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

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[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

Reform MP @TiceRichard claimed that the IRGC "killed their own children"

Claims that Iran killed the children in the Minab school strike are not supported by current investigations.

Reporting from the New York Times and others indicates the school was likely struck by a U.S. missile during attacks on nearby IRGC targets, possibly due to outdated targeting data.

[Reform UK Exposed 🇬🇧 @reformexposed]

Hi @TiceRichard, what sort of person lies about the death of children?

Children.

You would it appears.

You, Richard.

https://t.co/gc5vTcHEuo

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

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[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

“Green Party members… reported the party to police saying they are running a terrorist conspiracy.”

Political commentator and Reform UK supporter @andrejpwalker claims Green Party members reported the party to police for a “terrorist conspiracy.”

What evidence actually exists for that claim?

Here’s a breakdown of the claims made in this video and what the evidence shows. 🧵

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

Summary:

• A whistleblower complaint to police has been reported
• There is no evidence of a terrorist investigation into the Green Party
• Several other claims rely on interpretation or political framing
Always check the evidence before sharing political claims.

Full video here: https://t.co/zYahrdo38D

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

“Green Party members… reported the party to police saying they are running a terrorist conspiracy.”

Political commentator and Reform UK supporter @andrejpwalker claims Green Party members reported the party to police for a “terrorist conspiracy.”

What evidence actually exists for that claim?

Here’s a breakdown of the claims made in this video and what the evidence shows. 🧵

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

Walker claims the Electoral Commission tells polling staff to allow:

“fathers, husbands… to go into the polling station… and vote on their behalf.”

UK law requires secret ballots, and voting for someone else is illegal.

Electoral Commission guidance has discussed handling “family voting” sensitively, but it does not permit people to vote on behalf of others.

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

Some Reform figures have expressed support for the US operation against Iran, while other statements emphasise avoiding British military involvement and opposing “drawn-out wars”.

Both positions exist in public statements.

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

Claiming that Labour’s new report "shuts down free speech on Islam” is misleading.

The strategy proposes a non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hatred aimed at tackling discrimination.
It does not create a law banning criticism of Islam.

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

A lot of political posts mix facts and opinion in ways that can be misleading.

A statistic might be technically correct but presented without context.
A policy might be real but described in a way that changes its meaning.

It’s easy to be misled when facts are presented without the full context.

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

Not all political content online is real.

A BBC investigation has uncovered overseas “content farms” creating AI-generated political posts and deepfakes about UK politics ahead of elections.

In the age of AI, verifying sources matters more than ever.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Overseas 'content farms' creating political deepfakes uncovered https://t.co/TkxnqZg03H

[Fact Checking ReformUK @FactCheckReform]

@CrammGillian @GoodwinMJ The report doesn’t create a new law protecting Islam.

It proposes non-statutory guidance on anti-Muslim hatred, while existing laws already cover incitement to hatred against all religions.