Labour claims about savings under their policies are not credible
These figures are not credible and do not represent what “average families” will save under Labour’s policies. Read
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Sign of the Times: Party political "newspapers"
As sure as night follows day, an election campaign leads to a flurry of dodgy graphs being printed on campaign leaflets. But another feature, which has been discussed less, is … Read
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No single figure about child poverty tells the whole story
Based on one of the most comprehensive measures, child poverty fell between 2010 and 2015, but has been rising since. The latest figures suggest it’s now back to roughly what it was in 2010. Read
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Corbyn incorrectly says UK has worst recycling in the EU
The UK has a fairly average recycling rate for the EU. Read
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Parliament didn't block the Queen's speech
On yesterday’s Andrew Marr show, Boris Johnson claimed that “one of the reasons we’re having this election is because we have a Queen’s Speech that was blocked by parliament”. That’s … Read
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The Queen: Not Dead
On Sunday night, the Queen was trending on Twitter. As one Twitter joke goes, a name trending is usually a sign of very bad news. People were debating whether a … Read
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Fact checking two seven-way debates
On Friday and Sunday nights, the BBC and ITV broadcast two televised seven-way debates between leaders and other representatives of the major parties running in Great Britain: the Conservatives, Labour, … Read
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The BBC and ITV seven-party debates, fact checked
We fact check the key claims and major topics from the BBC and ITV seven-party debates, including the NHS, Brexit, poverty, immigration and criminal justice. 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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