Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We factchecked claims on the big six energy companies profits, executive pay, how many nursing vacancies there are and Nobel prize winners. Read
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How many Nobel Prizes has the UK won?
The UK is second only to the United States on number of prizes won, but the position falls when you take other factors into account. Read
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Muslims in the UK: the viral poster, factchecked
A post is circulating on social media making several claims about Muslims in the UK. Much of it is wrong. Read
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Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on the 19th of July 2017 Read
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Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We factchecked claims from this week's PMQs about the cost of writing off student debt, youth unemployment, and women at the despatch box. Read
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Women at the despatch box for Prime Minister’s Questions
Both the Conservatives and Labour have had three women in total representing their respective parties at Prime Minister’s Questions since 1997 (either as leaders, or as representatives of the leader). Read
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BBC Question Time, factchecked
We checked the panel's claims on midwives, public school journalists, and jobs linked to the single market. Read
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Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on fire safety. Read
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BBC Question Time, factchecked
We checked the panel's claims on Northern Ireland's share of UK spending, corporation tax, the deficit and fire safety regulations. Read
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Election 2017: did turnout for young people surge?
Figures that have been circulating on social media aren't all reliable. Read
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