Senior Political Journalist
The post, which is similar to other hoax appeals we’ve written about recently, claims an autistic boy named Brandon Smith has gone missing with his dog. Read
Crime
Newly released figures show the government has reached its target of recruiting 20,000 more police officers since 2019. This is roughly the same number of officers lost between 2010 and 2017. Read
Education
We’ve dug into the figures behind Rishi Sunak’s claims about the negative impact of poor numeracy. Read
There’s little evidence that the list, which was shared by Andrew Bridgen MP, is a genuine Communist document. Read
Environment
Projections for “afforestation in the UK” published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero actually show a mix of figures for both the UK as a whole and England only. Read
A Facebook post comparing the amount someone paid minimum wage earns with the state pension uses figures which are out of date, and lacking important context. Read
Health
A Facebook post calling for an investigation into the Covid-19 pandemic falsely claims the government “knew” the virus was a “simple flu”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey claimed his is “the only party” calling for spending on foreign aid to be restored to 0.7% of Gross National Income. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A column by former work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith was corrected after we contacted the MP about the error. Read
Immigration
We’ve looked into the figures after the Home Secretary claimed 100 million people could be eligible for protection under current UK laws. Read
