Fake Boris Johnson quote spreads on Facebook
Boris Johnson did not say "we have wiped out the national debt". He did say the Conservatives had tackled the debt and deficit. 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
Claim about UK wealth and poverty is flawed
The UK is the sixth- or ninth-richest country in terms of GDP, and the 20th- or 27th-richest in terms of GDP per capita. Read
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This quote attributed to Boris Johnson is not real
Boris Johnson did not say "we have wiped out the national debt". He did say the Conservatives had tackled the debt and deficit. Read
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Claim Brexit is about concealing offshore accounts is baseless
New EU tax laws aim to stop tax avoidance practices by companies. They do not aim to make owners of offshore bank accounts “come clean”. Read
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Top CEOs make average worker salary in three days
In 2018 the average pay for a FTSE 100 CEO was £3.5 million – over 110 times the average full-time salary. Read
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Claim about cost of Labour’s welfare policy is unsubstantiated
This estimate for Labour’s welfare bill is meaningless because Labour haven’t detailed their welfare policies. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
We think there's a big error in that viral article about hedge funds and Brexit
The claim that the number of “short positions” spiked when Boris Johnson became leader of the Conservative party seems to be a misreading of the data. Read
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The price of Freddos has risen five times faster than inflation
The price of Freddos has risen much faster than inflation, and so has the value of the minimum wage. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
MP’s claim about rising unemployment in the West Midlands is wrong
Unemployment in the West Midlands has fallen slightly over the past year. Read
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Scotland doesn’t have the highest taxes in Europe
At his first Prime Minister’s questions, Boris Johnson incorrectly claimed Scotland has the highest taxes in Europe. Read
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