Germany doesn’t “owe” the UK £3.7 trillion of war debt
Property damage after the Second World War was valued at around £1.5 billion at the time. Read
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Did Margaret Thatcher say bus users over the age of 25 were failures?
The quote appears to have been coined by a poet. It has since been attributed to Mrs Thatcher, but we don’t know whether she ever quoted it. Read
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This picture doesn’t show a woman making an offensive gesture at Jeremy Corbyn
The image of Jeremy Corbyn and a woman has been digitally edited. Read
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Pepsi doesn’t use a flavouring made from aborted foetal cells
Pepsi had a contract with a company which develops flavourings using a cell line originally derived from an aborted foetus. But Pepsi says its own flavourings are not developed this way. Read
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What is the UK’s public debt?
In May 2010, when the Conservative-led coalition came to power, the national debt was £1.03 trillion. As of March 2019 it had risen to £1.80 trillion. Read
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This image about vaccine ingredients is extremely misleading
The ingredients it lists are either not present in vaccines, or not in high enough concentrations to do harm. Read
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Do Conservative councils charge £100 less tax than Labour or Liberal Democrat councils?
The Conservatives’ claim they charge less council tax than Labour is pretty meaningless. It’s based on a flawed method. Read
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Does the UK have the world’s third most powerful military?
A think tank ranked the UK third in the world for “military might” but this isn’t the only way to measure military strength. Read
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Have the most deprived councils seen the biggest reductions in funding?
Nine of the ten most deprived council areas in this country have seen cuts that are almost three times the average of any other council. Read
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This picture does not show the aftermath of the Extinction Rebellion protests
The litter was left after an event promoting cannabis use on 20 April. Read
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