Viral post has flawed understanding of EU debt
The EU acknowledges that Brexit will leave a “sizeable gap” in its budget, but has plans to manage it. Read
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Education
Is schools spending going to be at record levels?
Per pupil spending in England is set to increase over the next three years to roughly the level it was at in 2009/10. Read
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There’s no evidence Shamima Begum has been flown back to the UK
And Cherie Blair is not her lawyer. Read
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There’s absolutely no evidence the man who confronted Boris Johnson in a hospital was wearing a microphone
It’s extremely unlikely from the sound quality in all the videos taken at Whipps Cross we can find that the man was wearing a microphone. Read
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You don’t need to worry about that video claiming to show a snake in a pepper
A viral video claims to show a poisonous snake in a pepper. It doesn’t. Read
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Crime
How long do child killers serve in prison?
It’s possible for people who murder children to be given whole-life sentences, but the law doesn’t currently require this as a starting point in all cases. Read
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Europe
Were the Lib Dems the first party to campaign for an EU referendum?
The Lib Dems were not the first party ever to campaign for an EU referendum, but they were the first major party to do so—advocating that the UK remain in the EU. Read
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Jo Swinson said the Liberal Democrats supported an EU referendum in 2008
She also said in 2019 that she couldn’t forgive David Cameron for calling a referendum. Read
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Diane Abbott did not say an Iraqi migrant was found off the coast of a landlocked country
The unedited tweet was actually about a body found off the coast of Belgium. Read
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It can’t be left to Facebook to safeguard our democracy
Facebook are implementing new advertising safeguards after Full Fact spotted altered headlines being run by the Conservative Party. But these actions aren't enough to protect our next election. Read
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