Politics
On the agenda this week
As is usual for a Monday, different parts of the Full Fact team have been meeting this morning to look at priorities for the week ahead. Once again, it’s likely … Read
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Politics
Is Rishi Sunak being unfairly hammered over his DIY skills?
A video of the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak using the side of a hammer while on a visit to Farsley, West Yorkshire has been getting a pretty high number of … Read
Analysis
Video of ‘anti-government’ rally in Warsaw mislabelled as pro-Palestine march
The rally took place on 1 October, before the 7 October attacks on Israel. Read
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Adele filmed holding Mexican flag not Palestinian one
A clip of the singer has been shared with claims she’s holding the Palestinian flag during a gig. Other footage clearly shows she was holding a Mexican flag. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Debt is only projected to begin falling in the latter half of the decade
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s claim that the government is “delivering” on the pledge to get debt falling is only correct when looking at longer-term projections. Read
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Argos is not selling PlayStation 5 consoles for less than £2
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook. Read
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Politics
‘Failed asylum seekers’ and ‘similar’ European plans: claims about the government’s Rwanda plan fact checked
Last week the UK’s Supreme Court unanimously upheld a ruling that the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful. After this ruling, we saw a number of … Read
Analysis
Politics
House building figures are not at a 70-year low
This morning, on the Today programme, Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed “house building today is at a 70-year low”. That’s not what current house building figures for England show, … Read
Analysis
Politics
PM’s claim about jobs in the oil and gas industry fact checked
At Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said there are “200,000 people employed in Scotland’s North Sea oil and gas industry”. We took a look at this … Read
Analysis
Immigration
Does the government’s Rwanda policy only impact ‘failed asylum seekers’?
We’ve looked into the detail of the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, and whether other governments are considering similar schemes. Read
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