Popular tips on filling cars with petrol don’t offer big savings
A widely-circulated selection of tips on how to save money when filling your car is unlikely to provide any economic benefit. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
Economy, Business & Finance
Child self-harm numbers in the Guardian, Mirror and Independent don’t reflect survey’s actual findings
About 3% of parents taking part in a survey said their children had begun to self-harm in response to the cost of living crisis. 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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No evidence of a ‘plan’ to cause travel disruption
We can find no evidence to support claims that travel disruption at airports is part of a deliberate attempt to stop people travelling. And there’s plenty of evidence for staff shortages. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are petrol and diesel taxed in Gibraltar?
There is no VAT in Gibraltar, but there is fuel duty. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Living expense calculations ignore that not all income is taxed
A Facebook post showing the average take home pay of someone earning minimum wage does not account for the fact that people do not pay tax on all of their income. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Crude oil is not cheaper in pounds now than in 2008
A Facebook post inaccurately claims that oil was more expensive in pounds in 2008 while fuel was cheaper. In fact, both crude oil and fuel were cheaper in pounds in 2008. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour makes misleading claim about fall in affordable housing under Conservative government
Labour’s claim that affordable housing supply has fallen by 95% misinterprets the statistics. Read
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Figures on benefit and tax fraud investigators misrepresented
Data uncovered by an MP about the number of fraud investigators employed by HMRC and the DWP has been reshared on social media. But the figures are out of date and misleadingly presented. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The Coalition did not build more affordable homes in a year than Labour did in 13 years of government
Boris Johnson was wrong to make this claim, according to the government’s own definition of affordable housing. Read
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