Prime Minister told to use side of hammer while on visit
A video of Mr Sunak on social media is missing important context. Read
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More Full Fact wins: corrections after waiting list confusion
At Full Fact, we want our fact checking to have real-world impact, to reduce the risk of inaccurate information spreading. So we’re grateful to the shadow Treasury minister, Tulip Siddiq, … Read
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Politics
The Big Give Christmas Challenge: help us fight bad information in the run-up to the election
Not a fact check, this, but a quick heads up for those of you kindly considering supporting our work—The Big Give Christmas Challenge is live. For one week only, donations … Read
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Washington Post did not report that Ukraine supplies weapons to Hamas
A screenshot of a fake Washington Post article has been shared on social media. Read
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Politics
Another Full Fact win: minister corrects record
Earlier this month we wrote to the work and pensions secretary Mel Stride MP about his claim in Parliament that “one in four cancers are caused by smoking”. This isn’t … Read
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Health
Widespread confusion over number of ‘people’ on NHS waiting lists
The latest figures show there are 7.8 million cases waiting for planned treatment in England—but only 6.5 million people, because some are waiting for more than one thing. Read
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Images of armoured vehicles in Dublin are not from last week’s disturbance
The Irish Defence Forces say they did not deploy in Dublin on 23 November, and photos shared of armoured vehicles are from a previous routine exercise. Read
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Diesel generator not powering electric vehicle chargers at Welsh service station
Moto, the company which runs the service station, says the EV chargers will be powered by renewable energy once open to the public. Read
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Politics
Does historic data support a familiar claim about Labour’s record on unemployment?
On BBC 4’s Westminster Hour last night, we heard a repeat of a claim we’d looked into previously. In a discussion about the UK’s economy and the possible timing of … Read
Analysis
Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 refugees, not specifically Muslims
The pledge was made in 2017. As of 2022, they had hired over 4,000 refugees globally. Read
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