Ken Clarke did not say he won’t vote for the Conservatives
He did say there was a possibility that he might not, but that he didn’t expect this to be the case. Read
Fact checks
General Election 2019
Fact checks about the 2019 UK general election
Europe
£50 billion “remain bonus” figure is a reasonable estimate but highly uncertain
The calculation is a fair assessment of the best available forecasts. But those forecasts themselves contain a high degree of uncertainty. Read
Fact checks
Lib Dem leaflet falsely attributes pro-Lib Dem quote to the Guardian
A Lib Dem leaflet edited a Guardian headline, which paraphrased the words of Jo Swinson, to make it look like the Guardian said it directly. Read
Fact checks
Economy, Business & Finance
UK workers’ rights: what are the rules on sick pay, maternity and annual leave?
Most of the numbers in a viral post about UK and EU workers’ rights are correct, but could benefit from some more context. Read
Fact checks
Health
Claim about social care spending and nurse numbers needs more context
Just under 97,000 nurses voluntarily resigned from the NHS in England between 2010 and 2018. Overall the number of nurses working in the NHS is higher than in 2010. Read
Fact checks
You need to read the small print on this Lib Dem voting intention graph
A graph showing the Lib Dems just behind the Conservatives in NE Somerset does not make clear that this is in a hypothetical scenario where voters are told the other parties aren’t competitive. Read
Fact checks
Crime
Don’t compare Labour and Conservative costings for police recruitment
Labour’s costing for more police officers appears smaller because it doesn’t take into account recruitment or training. Read
Fact checks
This image claiming there are four million 17 year-olds who’ll be able to vote in the election is not about the UK
The image is about the US. There are only around 725,000 17 year-olds in the UK. Read
Fact checks
You can register to vote in two places
You are allowed to register to vote in two places. In a general election you can then vote in one of them. Read
Fact checks
Europe
Boris Johnson repeats his false claim that extending Brexit costs £1 billion a month
A three month extension costs the same amount in EU budget payments as Boris Johnson’s own deal. Read
Fact checks
