Rishi Sunak’s New Year speech fact checked
We’ve looked at some of the claims made by the PM in his first speech of 2023. Read
Analysis
Crime
It's hard to measure crime, which can make news stories seem more worrying than they really are. We look past the headlines to explain the full picture.
Boris Johnson’s final speech as PM: fact checked
We’ve checked six key claims from Boris Johnson’s final speech as Prime Minister, on the vaccine rollout, NHS, schools and more. Read
Analysis
Crime
What do we know so far about reports of ‘spiking’ with needles?
Police across the UK are investigating more than 50 reports of incidents involving some form of injection. Read
Analysis
Health
Can I go to amber list countries?
There have been conflicting reports on the reasons you can travel to amber status countries from England. Read
Analysis
Environment
Animal sentience in UK law
Animal welfare laws in the UK already acknowledge that animals can feel pain and suffer, but it has not been spelled out explicitly that they are sentient as in EU law. Read
Analysis
Here’s what you should know about the Lobbying Act
The Greensill story has brought the legislation back under public scrutiny, but disagreements over it are nothing new. Read
Analysis
Health
What did the lockdown rules say when Dominic Cummings travelled to Durham?
Some of Dominic Cummings’s choices were not specifically permitted by the guidelines, and it appears that he did not fully explore the alternatives, as was required. Read
Analysis
Crime
There’s limited evidence that lie detectors will be effective on terror offenders
Lie detectors aren’t accurate, but that’s not the only measure of their worth. Read
Analysis
The BBC and ITV seven-party debates, fact checked
We fact check the key claims and major topics from the BBC and ITV seven-party debates, including the NHS, Brexit, poverty, immigration and criminal justice. Read
Analysis
SNP manifesto 2019: fact checked
This page will feature all our fact checks on the SNP manifesto for the 2019 general election. Read
Analysis
