You almost certainly won’t get arrested for flying a British flag
A viral post claims flying terrorist flags is legal but flying the British flag isn’t. This is incorrect. Read
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Police numbers under Boris Johnson’s time as Mayor
Police officer numbers fluctuated during Boris Johnson’s time as Mayor of London. Read
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Driving in flip flops isn’t an offence, but driving carelessly is
Driving carelessly could lead to a maximum fine of £5,000, 3-9 points on your licence and possibly a driving ban in the most serious cases. Read
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Boris Johnson's first speech as Prime Minister: factchecked
On 25 July Boris Johnson made his first speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. We factchecked claims on no deal Brexit, the number of EU nationals living in the UK, GP waiting times and more. Read
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Europe
There’s no solid evidence to support this Brexit Party MEP’s claim about fishermen’s nets
Ann Widdecombe made a claim about fishing regulation during her maiden speech at the EU parliament saying they’d reduced income by 40%. Read
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These claims about radical Muslim preachers and Tommy Robinson are mostly incorrect
Anjem Choudary, Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza all received judicial action for their crimes. Read
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This Guardian quiz on Boris Johnson is meaningless
A recent Guardian quiz on Boris Johnson attracted over 70,000 responses. The respondents were not representative of Guardian readers or the public. Read
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Mobile phone base stations like this do not pose a radiation risk
The most powerful antennas have exclusion zones around them, but the mast in this viral post isn’t one of them. Read
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Health
How many people with dementia have to sell their homes to pay for care?
A poll found that 16% of respondents who said they had friends or family with dementia also said that person had to sell their home to pay for care. Read
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Health
Was a record amount spent on private providers by the Department of Health?
£9.2 billion was spent on purchasing health care from private providers in 2018/19—a record amount in cash terms, but not in real terms or as a proportion of the department’s budget. Read
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