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A fact from Frederick McAlpine appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 May 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Frederick McAlpine called his own party a "Pinocchio government"?

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:31, 9 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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... that Frederick McAlpine called his own party a "Pinocchio government"?

Source: https://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/mcalpine-calls-fnm-a-pinocchio-government/article_bce57da6-ece1-5814-94e6-233d7a60b1b5.html

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Created by Moondragon21 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 32 past nominations.

Moondragon21 (talk) 13:28, 7 April 2026 (UTC).Reply

Fact-wise, it looks great, but I don't know if you want to include the whole source for further context/clarification:

Scott, Rachel (2020-02-18). "McAlpine calls FNM a 'Pinocchio government'". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 2026-04-07.

- OpalYosutebito 『talk』『articles I want to eat』 23:40, 7 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Note for promoters: per WP:DYKELECT, since McAlpine is a candidate in the 12 May Bahamian election, this hook cannot appear on the main page until 13 May at the earliest. Dclemens1971 (talk) 02:52, 15 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

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