Tony Thompson

Specialist Journalist

Tony joined Full Fact in May 2022. He previously worked as the Crime Correspondent of The Observer and News Editor of Time Out. He is the author of 11 non-fiction books.

4 February 2025

Donald Trump’s tariffs: what’s happening and what could it mean for the UK?

Our explainer looks at the latest developments following the introduction of wide-reaching US tariffs on global imports.

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30 January 2025

Rachel Reeves wrong to claim Britain has not built a runway since the 1940s

A second runway at Manchester Airport was completed in 2001.

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28 January 2025

Facebook warnings about dangerous couple are fake

Posts shared to local buy and sell groups falsely claim the couple are on the run in various locations across the UK, after killing three female police officers.

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21 January 2025

Donald Trump’s inauguration: fact checked

We’ve looked at a number of claims made by President Trump across three speeches on 20 January 2025.

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20 December 2024

Image of ‘statue of Roald Dahl’ is a work of satire

The image was created using AI and its resemblance to sex offender Jimmy Savile is intentional.

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19 December 2024

No evidence Facebook posts about missing autistic teen ‘Ivan Moore’ are genuine

Claims that police have reported the teenager missing have been shared in local Facebook groups across the UK and beyond, but they appear to be hoaxes.

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5 December 2024

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.

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22 November 2024

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.

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6 November 2024

Kemi Badenoch wrong to claim Labour’s Budget did not mention defence

Defence spending was referred to multiple times in the Budget document and was also mentioned in the Budget speech given by the chancellor.

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30 September 2024

Meme does not show crashed Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet

The image in the meme is of a US Air Force plane that crashed in California in 2019 due to a mechanical malfunction.

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