Andrew Bridgen MP
We’ve fact checked Andrew Bridgen eight times. Since 2022, we’ve asked him to correct the record six times. Join others in his constituency of North West Leicestershire to ask him to stand up for honesty in public life.
Your trust should be earned. Any MP making serious claims in public debate should be prepared to get their facts right, back up what they say with evidence and correct their mistakes.
When politicians fall short, we can demand better. Join us and take action for higher standards in public life now.
We’ve fact checked Andrew Bridgen eight times
Full Fact scrutinises claims made by politicians on all sides of political debate. We prioritise claims that have the potential to cause most harm.
Our team isn’t able to monitor and fact check all claims made by every politician, so this list isn’t exhaustive. It isn’t accurate to use these examples to draw comparisons about the overall behaviour of individual MPs or political parties.
Andrew Bridgen misrepresents study in letter to PM
I have been provided with recently peer-reviewed scientific evidence from a Swiss study conducted by the Basel Cardiovascular Research Institute which reveals a 1 in 35 chance of heart damage following three shots of the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine.
Andrew Bridgen, 8 August 2023
Having a sharia-compliant mortgage doesn’t mean stamp duty isn’t paid
We all must be equal under the law and the tax code
Andrew Bridgen, 19 July 2023
List of ‘Communist Rules for Revolution’ has been widely debunked
These rules were written in 1919. Over 100 years later people have intrinsically not changed that much. We should all read and study this, it must be resisted at all cost
Andrew Bridgen, 4 April 2023
We’ve asked Andrew Bridgen to correct the record six times
It’s important that those making claims in public life correct their mistakes. We follow up on our fact checks to ask politicians and media organisations to issue corrections when they get things wrong.
We have been in touch with Andrew Bridgen about six of his claims. He has yet to correct the record.
Andrew Bridgen made a misleading claim about the findings of a study on hospital workers scheduled to have a booster dose of the Moderna vaccine on 8 August 2023
It has been 262 days without Andrew Bridgen correcting the record
Andrew Bridgen shared a misleading claim on Twitter about people being exempt from paying stamp duty when they purchase a property if they follow sharia law on 19 July 2023
It has been 275 days without Andrew Bridgen correcting the record
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