Health
What is hMPV and how widespread is it in the UK?
We’ve seen lots of claims about human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in recent weeks. This explainer looks at what we know about it. Read
Analysis
Analysis
Explainers and other analysis to deal with misunderstood topics and translate complexity into clarity.
Immigration
What we do (and don’t) know about ‘illegal migrant’ numbers
A Telegraph article claiming up to one in 12 people in London are “illegal migrants” has grabbed headlines. But estimating how many people are in the UK illegally is inherently difficult Read
Analysis
Starmer’s ‘Plan For Change’: how we’re checking the government’s progress
The Prime Minister set out a series of pledges on the economy, policing, housing, education, energy and the NHS in a major speech at Pinewood Studios. Read
Analysis
How many farms will be impacted by the new inheritance tax rules?
Since the government announced changes to the rules around inheritance tax on farms, we’ve seen apparently contradictory figures about the number of estates impacted. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
How much are we spending on health?
Our quick explainer on the state of UK health spending helps put the Autumn 2024 Budget in context. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
What does Labour mean when it talks about “working people”?
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Full Fact investigated a term Labour politicians haven’t given a consistent definition of, despite it featuring in the party’s manifesto. Read
Analysis
Amazon’s Alexa has been giving more incorrect answers attributed to fact checkers
The interactive voice assistant has been providing more wrong information based on debunked false claims, about mpox, the UN and more. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Supermassive black hole: how big is the fiscal challenge facing Rachel Reeves?
A number of figures supposedly showed the size of the ‘black hole’ in the government’s spending plans had been circulating ahead of the Autumn Budget. We took a look at what they actually mean. Read
Analysis
Amazon Alexa users given false information attributed to Full Fact’s fact checks
Earlier this week the interactive voice assistant provided incorrect answers to questions about MPs’ expenses, diplomatic relations with Israel, the Northern Lights and more. Read
Analysis
No, hurricane force winds aren’t forecast across the UK - it’s a BBC weather app glitch
The BBC weather app is suffering from a “technical glitch” and is wrongly predicting hurricane strength winds. Read
Analysis
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