37% of the UK electorate voted for Brexit
A social media post that claimed 26% of the electorate voted to leave the EU in 2016 was corrected after we got in touch. Read
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Brexit
Fact checks looking at the impact and reported impact of brexit on the UK economy
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK’s tax revenue isn’t £40 billion less than it used to be ‘because of Brexit’
A now-corrected article in The Guardian fails to make clear that a figure estimating the impact of Brexit on UK tax revenues is based on a counterfactual analysis. Read
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Europe
Boris Johnson repeats false claim about Keir Starmer voting 48 times to ‘take us back’ into the EU
The Prime Minister has made the same incorrect claim several times before. Read
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Europe
The EU did not completely outlaw use of imperial measures in the UK
Claims that the EU forced the UK to adopt the metric system and made the use of imperial measures illegal are not entirely true. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Claims of an EU mineral water ban need a drop of context
Manufacturers can continue to export to Britain, as long as they renew their accreditation by 7 January 2022. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The government’s numbers on savings for wine drinkers don’t add up
The government estimated its new imports policy will save wine drinkers £130 million. An industry body puts the figure at around £30 million. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did EU exports really drop 68% in January?
There is other evidence that trade did not fall this much and it may have been driven by stockpiling before January and Covid. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is the UK's trade deal with Japan better than the EU's?
We don’t know how much better the UK-Japan trade deal is compared to the EU-Japan deal, but it isn’t expected to be worse. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Soy sauce imports from Japan will not be cheaper next year
The UK already imports soy sauce from Japan tariff-free under the EU-Japan deal. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What does an "Australia style" Brexit deal really mean?
On Sunday, Andrew Marr suggested that an “Australian terms” deal with the EU could well be called “Afghan” terms. Afghanistan actually has more favourable trade terms with the EU than Australia. Read
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