The government sets the licence fee, not the BBC
The Sun was wrong to suggest the BBC had increased the licence fee. The government sets the licence fee. Read
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Fake Jeremy Corbyn tweet spreads after the London Bridge attack
A fake tweet falsely claims Jeremy Corbyn said the London Bridge attacker was “murdered by British Police”. Read
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The BBC did not “donate” money to the Conservative party
Appearance fees from the BBC appear in some Conservative politicians declarations, as they do for MPs from other parties. These are not donations. Read
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Another flawed “cost of Corbyn” figure from the Conservatives
You can’t work out the cost of a manifesto which hasn’t been published yet. And it’s flawed to assume all income tax payers have the same tax burden. Read
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There are serious problems with the Conservatives’ claim that Labour would spend £1.2 trillion
You can’t work out the cost of a manifesto that hasn’t been published yet. Read
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Ken Clarke did not say he won’t vote for the Conservatives
He did say there was a possibility that he might not, but that he didn’t expect this to be the case. Read
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Lib Dem leaflet falsely attributes pro-Lib Dem quote to the Guardian
A Lib Dem leaflet edited a Guardian headline, which paraphrased the words of Jo Swinson, to make it look like the Guardian said it directly. Read
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This footage of Keir Starmer being interviewed on Good Morning Britain was edited before being posted by the Conservative party
The interview was edited before being posted by the Conservative party to make Mr Starmer look confused. Read
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BBC Question Time get themselves in a mess over who broke electoral law
Fiona Bruce and an audience member found themselves each talking about Leave.EU and Vote Leave. Read
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You need to read the small print on this Lib Dem voting intention graph
A graph showing the Lib Dems just behind the Conservatives in NE Somerset does not make clear that this is in a hypothetical scenario where voters are told the other parties aren’t competitive. Read
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