From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
The claim that Labour's manifesto promises would cost a trillion pounds is not a fully costed estimate, and we don't know if it refers to spending increases or total spending. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Water bills rose sharply after privatisation in 1989 but have been falling slightly in recent years, due to regulatory oversight. Read
Fracking is causing lots of micro-earthquakes, most of which are at a level that can’t be felt. In the UK there are thousands of such earthquakes each year. Read
There’s more to the claim that 100 companies cause 71% of emissions. Read
Europe
Labour wants to be outside the customs union and single market after Brexit, but with similar levels of access as to now. The EU would almost certainly reject this without significant re-negotiation. Read
Europe
Campaigners weren’t explicit about what Brexit would mean for the customs union before the referendum. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Since 2010, coalition and Conservative governments have aimed to reduce public spending through tax and benefit changes. 86% of those changes come from spending on women. Read
670,000 is an estimate from the organisers. We can’t say for sure if it’s accurate or not, but it may be on the high side. Read
Health
Private hospitals can register as charities and save 80% on their business rates payments, while some NHS hospitals have faced a business rates increase. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There are over 3 million more people in employment since 2010, but employment tends to rise over time. There is no clear evidence on how many people Universal Credit has got into work. Read
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