We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Two ministers’ claims last week about the extra amount which will be spent on protecting the triple lock are potentially misleading Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The independent body that sets MPs’ pay has announced an increase for the next financial year—but some on social media have claimed it’s going up by much more than it really is. Read
Recent claims from Sir Keir Starmer and another government minister appear to have confused interest rates with inflation. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister and others have claimed “welfare” or “social security” spending is set to increase to £70 billion by the end of the decade—but this figure refers to one part of overall spending. Read
Health
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists. Read
Health
There were actually 6.4 million people on the NHS England waiting list last July, not 7.6 million as the health secretary claimed last month. That was the number of cases. Read
This claim appears to have originally come from a TikTok clip that includes “#fakenews” in its caption. The government has confirmed it isn’t true. Read
A social media post that claimed 26% of the electorate voted to leave the EU in 2016 was corrected after we got in touch. Read
A post supposedly shared by Rupert Lowe MP calling on the deputy Prime Minister to ‘remove teaching any sign language in the UK’ was created by a satirical account. Read
These posts have been circulating since at least 2017, but contain claims that are either unevidenced or false. Read
