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
Facebook posts falsely claim Smyths Toys is selling inflatable bouncy castles in exchange for filling out a short survey. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Changes to stocks and shares ISA rules announced this week have caused widespread confusion online. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It is not true that welfare payments have just exceeded income tax receipts “for the first time”. They’ve been higher for at least 16 years. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Welfare has exceeded income tax for more than a decade, as we said in our last fact check about this. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A picture of a sign outside a venue in Singapore is being shared with misleading claims that pets are being banned from UK Starbucks stores in order to become halal certified. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair claimed in an article that “By the end of this decade, we could be spending more on incapacity and disability benefits than on defence.” This is true—but it’s also already the case. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A post shared thousands of times on social media makes a number of inaccurate claims about the UK’s public finances. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Welfare spending, which includes state pensions, has been higher than income tax for at least 13 years, contrary to a claim in the Conservatives’ Alternative King’s Speech. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservative party’s ‘Alternative King’s Speech’ claims that unemployment has risen “every single month” that Labour have been in government. This isn’t correct. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked at the youth unemployment figures in Wales after a claim from a Plaid Cymru Senedd candidate. Read
