We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Politics
Ahead of the 2026 elections, we’ve seen posts on social media suggesting it may be safer to cast your vote in pen rather than pencil to avoid vote tampering - but is that true? Read
Politics
We’ve looked at the data used for two Scottish parliamentary constituencies after a Full Fact reader asked about one of the leaflets via our tip line. Read
Politics
As voters prepare to head for the polls, Full Fact editor Steve Nowottny looks back on a campaign which featured both new uses of technology and old political tricks Read
Politics
We’ve found over a dozen leaflets making claims about how people are likely to vote which are misleading, unsourced or not backed with reliable evidence. Read
Politics
We’ve looked at the latest figures after spotting this claim from Reform UK in Scottish election leaflets. Read
Politics
The SNP told us it edited a real picture of First Minister John Swinney in front of his own ad “to enhance the billboard image which was obscured by bright sunlight”. Read
Immigration
The video, which has been viewed over 230,000 times on Facebook, has actually been created with AI. Read
Politics
A claim about university funding made by SNP leader John Swinney in an election leaflet isn’t quite right. Read
Politics
Videos which have been shared hundreds of times on Facebook claim the Supreme Court has ordered the Prime Minister to resign. But this isn’t true. Read
Politics
A false post claiming to describe a clash between the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg and Rupert Lowe MP has been circulating online. There are several clues that show the post is false and that the attached image has been made or edited using AI. Read
