Economy, Business & Finance
Policing minister wrong to claim UK is projected to have the ‘fastest growing economy in Europe’
Dame Diana Johnson is the latest government minister to misstate what IMF and OECD projections show. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Dame Diana Johnson is the latest government minister to misstate what IMF and OECD projections show. Read
The image was made or edited using Google AI tools, and the police have said there was “no disorder” at hospitals in the city following a stabbing. Read
It’s about facts, not opinions. Following JD Vance's speech in Munich about the state of European democracy and free speech we're offering a different opinion. Read
A montage of images supposedly showing the princess in hospital has been shared thousands of times, but they’re not real and were almost certainly created with artificial intelligence. Read
Politics
An article published by the Express on Monday claimed that “as it stands the UK spends 2.5% of GDP on defence”. But that’s not correct. In 2023/24 the UK spent … Read
Politics
We’ve looked at what the figures show after shadow chancellor Mel Stride’s claim about the UK economy at the time the Conservatives left office. Read
The post claims to show an elderly man who recently showed up lost at a house in Guisborough in North Yorkshire, but this is a hoax. Read
An almost identically worded post circulated in 2017, before Claudia Sheinbaum was in office. Read
Contrary to claims made on social media, some county council elections were also delayed in May 2021 so the local authorities could be reorganised. Read
Thousands have shared social media posts claiming the UK donated 15 electric Porsches to Albanian prisons “as part of a drive to net zero”. Read
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