Health
Is £84 billion being spent on the NHS?
The increase is £20.5 billion in real-terms for the NHS in England between 2018/19 and 2023/24. Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Crime
35% of girls wearing school uniform have been sexually harassed in public
35% of 14-21 year-olds said they had experienced unwanted sexual attention or unwanted sexual or physical contact while wearing school uniform in public. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The UK foreign aid budget: what did the government spend in 2017?
An image saying foreign aid funding should be diverted to the NHS has gone viral. But is it right about the size of the UK government’s foreign aid budget? Read
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Health
Are drug related deaths in the UK the highest in the EU?
Estonia had the highest rate of drug-related deaths per million people, based on research using data from 2015 and 2016. The UK placed joint-third alongside Ireland. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
200,000 more people in work under Universal Credit? The government can’t know the answer
The National Audit Office says the government will never be able to measure whether Universal Credit leads to 200,000 more people in work. Read
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Education
The government should stop saying there are 1.9 million more children in good or outstanding schools
The government’s claim about more children in good or outstanding schools doesn’t acknowledge the impact of rising pupil numbers, and that many schools haven’t been inspected since 2010. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How much of this meme on government spending is true?
A widely shared tweet makes several claims about government spending on defence, the royals, HS2, Trident, Donald Trump’s visit and more. But what did these things actually cost? Read
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Education
Government school spending figures: correct but misleading
Spending per pupil in England fell by 8% in real terms from 2009/10 to 2017/18, and will be held constant from 2017/18 to 2019/20. UK education spending was about average among OECD countries in 2015. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Has austerity hit the most vulnerable the hardest?
Austerity policies have impacted the poorest households most. Despite this, since 2010 the poorest households have seen their post-tax incomes rise the most. Read
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Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinets have been the most diverse ever
45% of Labour’s shadow cabinet are women and 13% are of non-white ethnicities Read
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