Economy, Business & Finance
How much do rail sector workers earn?
The Times claimed rail staff other than drivers earn an average of £49,000. Recent ONS data shows it’s closer to £39,500. Read
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Hannah Smith
Senior Political Journalist
Hannah joined Full Fact as a fact checker in May 2022. Before that she wrote news and features for UNILAD. She is a qualified journalist, and also has a degree in history.
Immigration
Estimate of £400,000 cost per asylum seeker based on the Netherlands, not the UK
A figure used by Robert Jenrick MP refers to a study which estimated the lifetime net cost of asylum seekers in the Netherlands, not the UK. Read
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Immigration
Are the majority of British people ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR?
We’ve looked at the polling after Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice MP suggested he thought a ‘majority’ were ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR. Read
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Post makes inaccurate claims about actions taken during Labour’s first week in government
A post shared on social media lists a number of measures supposedly taken during “Week 1” of the Starmer government, several of which are inaccurate. Read
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Immigration
‘Irregular migration’ isn’t a new term
Posts on social media claim Labour has “renamed” or “redefined” illegal migration as “irregular migration”. But that term was also used by the previous government. Read
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Total public spending for Scotland is higher than the revenue it generates
A Facebook post claims Scotland is expected to ‘function’ on 37% of the revenue it generates, but this isn’t correct. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How many children are in poverty due to the two-child benefit cap?
Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski’s claim that the cap “kept 1.8 million children in poverty last year” is not correct. Read
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Reform UK candidate who stood in London was not ‘AI-generated’
Claims the party’s candidate for Clapham and Brixton Hill may not be real spread widely on social media, but have been debunked. Read
Fact checks
Euro 2024 fact checked: Is it all doom and gloom for England?
We’ve taken a break from fact checking the general election to look at some of the key stats from the other hotly contested event of the summer. Read
Analysis
Would Labour’s net zero plans cut energy bills by £300?
The party has claimed its plans to decarbonise the energy grid would save the average household £300 in energy bills by 2030. Read
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