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Stop harmful propaganda on social media with the facts

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I just received one of those text images urging me to pass it on to "all your contacts". The message came from an old work colleague who happens to be a sikh from Kenya.

The message was comparing benefits allegedly received by Immigrants to those received by UK pensioners. Granted my friend has been a pensioner for longer than me but he really should know better.

Lady P found a reference to the exact message image on fullfact.com which looks like a really useful resource for combating malinformation.

https://fullfact.org/online/pensioners- ... -benefits/
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Ironic that he was an immigrant himself.
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And when he retired from BT he ran a post office! He paid out pensions and benefits so really should know the facts first hand.
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I always try to correct inaccurate statements either by message or on the thread. It's interesting that it always seems to be the same people that pass on these things without checking them.
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The last bit says "please have the guts to forward this message" ???
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The other problem is that they can't let the truth get in the way of a good story from their end.
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