Health
NHS viral image factcheck
We’ve factchecked a viral graphic on NHS funding, A&E waiting times, ambulance targets, hospital beds and GPs. Read
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Fact checks
From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Royal flush? How much are taxpayers paying for the Royal wedding?
The Royal Family will pay for the wedding, but the security will be paid for by the state. Security for Prince William’s wedding cost over £6 million. Read
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Education
Sure Start, school building and tuition fees: the Conservative and Coalition record
Explaining the Coalition and Conservative governments’ record on tuition fees, Education Maintenance Allowance, Sure Start, and school building. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is youth unemployment down 40%?
The number of unemployed 16-24 year olds has fallen by 43% between 2010 and 2018. Read
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America: seen as the number one threat to world peace, says one survey
A 2013 poll by the WIN/Gallup International network found 24% of respondents from around the world chose the USA as the country they thought posed the greatest threat to world peace. Read
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Health
The Pro-sesh-ional classes: Do wealthy people drink more regularly?
Professionals and higher earners in Great Britain say they drink more regularly, if you count that as drinking weekly. Read
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Health
Are there 100,000 vacancies in the NHS?
There were reportedly 100,000 vacancies in NHS trusts in England between October-December 2017. Home Office caps on visa numbers mean some international doctors cannot enter the UK to work. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Affordable homes: comparing Labour and Conservative records
346,000 affordable homes were added in the seven years of coalition and Conservative government to 2016/17. That’s slightly more than the last seven years of Labour. Read
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Education
Student ‘debts’ aren’t really debts
Politicians were accused of misrepresenting students’ finance options - so how does it work? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Estimates of lower GDP growth post-Brexit don’t mean a recession
Government analysis of a number of Brexit scenarios estimated that over the next 15 years economic growth could be reduced by around 2%, 5% and 8% depending on the outcome. Read
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