Politics
We asked readers to send us election claims to fact check - so what did they spot?
We received dozens of tips over the course of the campaign, with many about bar charts in leaflets or councils’ delivery on local issues. Read
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Politics
We received dozens of tips over the course of the campaign, with many about bar charts in leaflets or councils’ delivery on local issues. Read
Government Tracker
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s manifesto pledge to introduce a new specific offence for assaults on retail workers. Read
Government Tracker
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge on smoking. Read
Health
A Pfizer document citing “hantavirus pulmonary infection” in a list of adverse events of special interest has been misinterpreted. Read
United States
A fake image which appears to show shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen with the British political activist Tommy Robinson has been shared online. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve taken a look at the figures after Reform UK and the Conservatives made seemingly contrasting claims about council tax rises. Read
Politics
Ahead of the 2026 elections, we’ve seen posts on social media suggesting it may be safer to cast your vote in pen rather than pencil to avoid vote tampering - but is that true? Read
Politics
We’ve looked at the data used for two Scottish parliamentary constituencies after a Full Fact reader asked about one of the leaflets via our tip line. Read
Conflict
A clip of a 2016 military exercise, which saw the US, Canada, Australia and South Korea sink the decommissioned USS Thach, has been shared with false claims it shows Iranian missiles hitting US ships. Read
Politics
As voters prepare to head for the polls, Full Fact editor Steve Nowottny looks back on a campaign which featured both new uses of technology and old political tricks Read