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28 May 2026

Wait and see

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Is the government on track to roll out nationwide standalone 5G by 2030?

By Full Fact Team • 3 mins

Full Fact examines Labour’s pledge to roll out 5G coverage nationwide by 2030. Read

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28 May 2026

Economy, Business & Finance

Health and disability benefit spending is already higher than defence spending

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair claimed in an article that “By the end of this decade, we could be spending more on incapacity and disability benefits than on defence.” This is true—but it’s also already the case. Read

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28 May 2026

Achieved

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Has the government negotiated new immigration returns arrangements?

By Hannah Smith • 3 mins

Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to negotiate additional returns arrangements as part of its commitment to secure borders. Read

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28 May 2026

Not kept

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Has the government kept its pledge not to increase taxes on ‘working people’?

By Hannah Smith • 4 mins

Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto commitment on taxation, which has led to much debate over the meaning of the phrase ‘working people’. Read

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28 May 2026

Crime

The number of women and girls killed by men is not rising

By Leo Benedictus • 3 mins

BBC News has corrected an article which claimed that killings of women by men were increasing. Read

Fact checks

28 May 2026

Politics

Tony Blair’s son does not run a company being paid £100 billion to develop digital ID

By Charlotte Green • 2 mins

A false claim that Euan Blair’s company has been contracted to develop and monitor digital IDs is recirculating online. Read

Fact checks

28 May 2026

Misinformation Toolkit

Getting started with the Misinformation Toolkit

By Claire Milne • 2 mins

To spot bad and misleading information, ask yourself these three simple questions: Where’s it from? What is missing? How do you feel? Read

Analysis

28 May 2026

Shopping

No, Aldi isn’t selling cheap food boxes to the over 40s

By Nasim Asl • 1 min

A social media post claims Aldi is selling a “food box for just £10” to those aged over 40 who “fill out a short questionnaire”.But the retailer confirmed this isn’t … Read

Quick check

28 May 2026

Conflict

Video of ‘Pallywood’ actor is actually from an Iraqi comedy skit

By Hannah Smith • 2 mins

A video showing a supposedly injured man “hopping on the wrong leg” has been shared online with claims it is “Palestinian propaganda”. But the clip is actually from a comedy skit filmed in Iraq. Read

Fact checks

28 May 2026

Appears off track

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Is the government on track to restore development spending to 0.7% of national income?

By Joshua Salisbury • 2 mins

Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s pledge to restore foreign aid to 0.7% of gross national income ‘as soon as fiscal circumstances allow’. Read

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