Fact checks about the 2019 UK general election
Based on one of the most comprehensive measures, child poverty fell between 2010 and 2015, but has been rising since. The latest figures suggest it’s now back to roughly what it was in 2010. Read
The UK has a fairly average recycling rate for the EU. Read
We fact check the key claims and major topics from the BBC and ITV seven-party debates, including the NHS, Brexit, poverty, immigration and criminal justice. Read
A fake tweet falsely claims Jeremy Corbyn said the London Bridge attacker was “murdered by British Police”. Read
Appearance fees from the BBC appear in some Conservative politicians declarations, as they do for MPs from other parties. These are not donations. Read
Politics
This morning Conservative party leader Boris Johnson took part in an audience phone-in with Nick Ferrari on LBC Radio. Full Fact was at LBC’s offices to fact check the claims … Read
Conservative party leader Boris Johnson took part in an audience phone-in on LBC Radio. We fact checked his responses. Read
Ms Rayner said millions of women have fallen into poverty because of changes to the pension age. We don’t know the number for certain but it is certainly not millions. Read
The documents show that, as expected, drug patents are a US negotiating objective in trade talks. But they don't show us what, if anything, the UK has actually agreed. Read
This page will feature all our fact checks on the SNP manifesto for the 2019 general election. Read
