I could confirm that Meta’s Ad Library is supposed to show spend ranges for political ads, and that HOPE not hate Ltd was registered with the Electoral Commission as a third-party campaigner in 2026. I also found HOPE not hate saying it campaigned heavily in Makerfield and delivered 13,000 letters. But I could not find a public source that directly shows the month-long Meta Ad Library spend total for the HOPE not hate Facebook page, so the specific claim that it “racked up thousands of pounds” is not independently verifiable from the public evidence I found. Sources: Facebook Help Center, “What is the Meta Ad Library and how do I search it?” https://www.facebook.com/help/259468828226154; Electoral Commission registration for HOPE not hate Ltd (TP18027) https://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Registrations/TP18027; HOPE not hate email archive, “Makerfield shows Reform can be beaten” https://politicalemails.org/messages/2294860.