SNP manifesto 2019: fact checked
This page will feature all our fact checks on the SNP manifesto for the 2019 general election. Read
Analysis
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.
It's not correct to say two-thirds of businesses make less than £10,000 profit
Two-thirds of limited companies have corporation tax liabilities of up to £10,000, but fewer than half of businesses make a profit of less than £10,000. Read
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Public spending on buses not down by half in a decade
Funding from local authorities in England (excluding London) is down 43%, and this excludes money from central government which has not seen such large falls. Read
Fact checks
How much public health spending goes to the private sector?
Depending on how you count it the figure could be anywhere between 7% and 26% of spending by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. Read
Analysis
Most African countries can export goods to the EU tariff free
Nigel Farage talked about the EU putting up trade barriers on African countries. The majority of African countries have no tariffs on exports to the EU, although a handful do face some tariffs. Read
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The ITV Boris Johnson vs Jeremy Corbyn debate, fact checked
We fact check the key claims and major topics from the ITV debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, including Brexit, the NHS and inequality. Read
Analysis
Scottish government uses non-official data on youth unemployment
That data shows Scottish youth unemployment has fallen. But official data shows it has increased in Scotland over the last year. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
Claim that Brexit will cost every Scot £1,600 is not right
These claims give the impression individuals would lose money, when it’s actually a prediction of how much less the GDP would be in a decade’s time compared to remaining. Read
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Another flawed “cost of Corbyn” figure from the Conservatives
You can’t work out the cost of a manifesto which hasn’t been published yet. And it’s flawed to assume all income tax payers have the same tax burden. Read
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There are serious problems with the Conservatives’ claim that Labour would spend £1.2 trillion
You can’t work out the cost of a manifesto that hasn’t been published yet. Read
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