Fact checks, commentary and analysis about Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, leader of the UK Labour Party and Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras.
Culture & Society
False claims about changes in the law have been linked to a parliamentary exchange about marriages between first cousins. Read
Politics
The Department for Transport told Full Fact that these claims, which have been widely shared on social media, are not true. Read
Politics
The viral image has been edited to include Savile’s face. Read
Immigration
The Prime Minister’s claim that immigration quadrupled in five years under the Conservatives actually appears to refer to net migration. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs told Full Fact this is “completely false”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
HMRC told us this is “completely false”. Read
Politics
We’ve spotted several videos circulating on social media using inauthentic audio of the Prime Minister making these claims. Read
Politics
Labour’s lagging in the polls and many claim it’s failed to deliver what it promised. Our analysis of manifesto pledges paints a less clear-cut picture, but the government needs to do more to give us the information to judge. Read
Politics
This audio clip of Mr Starmer saying “I f****** hate Liverpool” was first shared in 2023, but there’s absolutely no evidence it’s a real recording, and it may have been generated using AI. Read
Politics
Videos claiming this have been shared on social media recently, but they feature inauthentic audio of Sir Keir Starmer. Read
