Budget 2026: fact checked
We'll be fact checking claims from John Healey's first Budget as chancellor, and the Leader of the Opposition's response.
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Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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Recent fact checks
We’ve been fact checking viral images and videos being shared in connection with widespread protests in France.
Some of the images and videos circulating online are AI-generated, while one clip we looked at is old footage and dates back to 2023 at least.
Conservative shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately claimed pensioner poverty has halved since 30 years ago, “thanks in no small part” to her party’s actions in government.
Pensioner poverty has halved according to one measure at least, but most of the reduction happened under Labour.
A viral video showing hundreds of stationary ships spread across a wide stretch of water has been shared with claims it shows the Strait of Hormuz.
This is false. The video does not show the Strait of Hormuz—it was actually filmed from a plane near Chittagong airport in Bangladesh.
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