Michael Gove MP
We’ve fact checked Michael Gove seven times. Since 2022, we’ve asked him to correct the record twice. Join others in his constituency of Surrey Heath 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 Michael Gove seven 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.
‘New’ UK trade deals don’t account for ‘over £800 billion worth of new global trade’
We’ve secured new free trade deals with over 70 countries since 2016. That’s over £800 billion worth of new global trade
Michael Gove, 2 November 2022
Did Labour invent the ‘hostile environment’?
As for all this stuff about the hostile environment, that was invented under a Labour Home Secretary.
Michael Gove, 14 March 2022
Michael Gove incorrect to say 97% of PPE procured 'fit-for-purpose'
We did everything we could to get that equipment [PPE], 97% of the equipment that we secured was ready, fit-for-purpose and there on the front line
Michael Gove, 2 February 2022
We’ve asked Michael Gove to correct the record twice
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 Michael Gove about two of his claims. He has yet to correct the record.
Michael Gove shared a graphic with a misleading claim about what "new" UK trade deals with other countries are worth on 2 November 2022
It has been 510 days without Michael Gove correcting the record
Michael Gove made a misleading claim about PPE procurement on 2 February 2022
It has been 784 days without Michael Gove correcting the record
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