Would Labour’s net zero plans cut energy bills by £300?
The party has claimed its plans to decarbonise the energy grid would save the average household £300 in energy bills by 2030. Read
Fact checks
General Election 2024
Fact checks about the UK General Election 2024
There are about 6.3 million people on the NHS England waiting list
Several Facebook posts have repeated the familiar claim that there are “seven and a half million people on NHS waiting lists”. Read
Fact checks
No evidence Rishi Sunak plans to pay people £75,000 to leave the UK
This claim is being shared widely on TikTok, but appears to have come from a parody account. Read
Fact checks
What’s happening to the ‘tax burden’?
Labour and the Conservatives made seemingly contrasting claims about the previous government’s record on tax and the so-called ‘tax burden’. Read
Analysis
BBC Question Time Leaders’ Special: fact checked
Four political party leaders each faced 30 minutes of questions during a BBC Question Time Leaders’ Special. Read
Fact checks
Immigration
ONS figures don’t show 14 million people will arrive in the UK ‘in the next 12 years’
The ONS actually projects that 10.4 million will immigrate to the UK between this year and mid-2036. Read
Fact checks
Postal voting in the 2024 general election
We’ve taken a look at how postal voting works and answered some common questions. Read
Analysis
We can’t say what proportion of Scots are on NHS waiting lists
Scottish Labour, the Scottish Conservatives and the Scottish Liberal Democrats have claimed about a seventh of all Scots are waiting for treatment or tests. Read
Fact checks
Reform UK 2024 election 'contract': fact checked
We’re scrutinising claims and pledges in the Reform UK manifesto. Read
Analysis
SNP 2024 manifesto: fact checked
We’re scrutinising claims and pledges in the SNP manifesto. Read
Analysis
