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
A post circulating on Facebook features several inaccurate figures about the cost of “asylum seeker benefits”, benefit fraud and error and tax avoidance. Read
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Government Tracker
Full Fact looks at what Labour promised on Value Added Tax in its manifesto. Read
Politics
The government claims the Chagos Islands agreement will cost £3.4 billion, but the Conservatives say the “true cost” is £35 billion. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Posts shared on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube make a number of comparisons between prices of things like energy in 2000 and 2026, but some of the figures used are incorrect. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Conservative shadow cabinet minister Alex Burghart claimed on LBC that unemployment has gone up “in every single month” under Labour, but that’s not quite right. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The page features a fake image probably generated with AI, and also falsely claims Martin Lewis is endorsing a new AI trading platform. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos circulating on social media claim passengers at major UK airports will be required to pay a £10 fee to use the toilet. But both Heathrow and Gatwick airports have confirmed this isn’t true. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos widely shared online claim that workers will see a £90 “debt recovery contribution” on their payslips from January 2026. But this isn’t true. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos shared online falsely claim the government is bringing in a £500 “Christmas Decoration Tax” this year. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The chancellor has been accused of misleading the public in a 4 November press conference following the publication of new OBR figures. Read
