Did Labour promise to freeze council tax?
We’ve taken a look at what Labour said it would do, after Conservative claims that council tax rises this year amount to a “betrayal”. 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.
Economy, Business & Finance
How much is the ‘welfare bill’ set to increase by?
The Prime Minister and others have claimed “welfare” or “social security” spending is set to increase to £70 billion by the end of the decade—but this figure refers to one part of overall spending. Read
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Viral post comparing benefit fraud with tax avoidance and evasion is inaccurate
The post makes incorrect claims, including that tax avoidance and evasion cost the UK 100 times more than benefit fraud. Read
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‘Net Zero’ policy costs do not account for 25% of an electricity bill
A social media post claimed 25% of your electricity bill is linked to Net Zero. Our analysis of Ofgem figures suggests this isn’t correct, but estimates vary depending on what costs are counted as Net Zero-related. Read
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Trump and Starmer's White House talks: fact checked
On Thursday the Prime Minister and the US President held their first face-to-face meeting since the latter’s return to office, discussing Ukraine, trade and a second state visit. Read
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Reform MP did not call for sign language teaching ban
A post supposedly shared by Rupert Lowe MP calling on the deputy Prime Minister to ‘remove teaching any sign language in the UK’ was created by a satirical account. Read
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Immigration
The UK’s population is not projected to grow by five million ‘in just seven years’
Figures quoted by the Express actually refer to the projected population growth over a 10 year period, between 2022 and 2032. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Policing minister wrong to claim UK is projected to have the ‘fastest growing economy in Europe’
Dame Diana Johnson is the latest government minister to misstate what IMF and OECD projections show. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Housing minister misstates IMF and OECD growth projections
Matthew Pennycook is the latest government minister to suggest the UK is projected to be the fastest growing European economy. Read
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Facebook posts share inaccurate claim about IMF growth projections
It’s not correct that the IMF has said the UK will be the fastest growing European economy. Read
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