Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Science & Technology
Reports say the government has dropped plans to require mandatory digital ID to work, yet ministers insist there still will be mandatory digital checks. We look at exactly what has changed. Read
Politics
In the three months since we first covered the problem, we’ve fact checked a further 45 false and misleading claims, about everything from nighttime curfews to a “Christmas decorations tax”. Read
Health
Strange videos of a professor offering cures for “thermometer leg” led Full Fact to uncover an army of social media accounts promoting wellness products with fake AI ‘endorsements’. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The chancellor has been accused of misleading the public in a 4 November press conference following the publication of new OBR figures. Read
Politics
Many have accused the government of breaking its manifesto promises in the 2025 Budget, yet Rachel Reeves claims to have kept “every single one” of Labour’s manifesto commitments. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve examined a series of claims from Rachel Reeves’ second Budget as chancellor. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, we’ve taken a look at what it means when people talk about a ‘black hole’ in the public finances. Read
Immigration
The ONS has published revised estimates of net migration based on new methods, leading to claims of an “exodus”—here’s what the data shows. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Amid reports that Labour may be planning to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds at next week’s Budget, we look at exactly what commitments the party made in its manifesto. Read
Crime
Grok told users one AI-generated image “appears to be a genuine photo”, while a Google Lens AI overview linked a video which does not show real footage of the incident to Saturday’s stabbings. Read
