Elizabeth Truss MP
We’ve fact checked Elizabeth Truss 11 times. Since 2022, we’ve asked her to correct the record twice. Join others in her constituency of South West Norfolk to ask her 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 Elizabeth Truss 11 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.
Liz Truss wrong to repeatedly say energy bills are capped at £2,500
We have taken action by the government stepping in, making sure that nobody is paying fuel bills of more than £2,500.
Elizabeth Truss, 29 September 2022
Liz Truss wrong to claim ‘no household’ will pay more than £2,500 on energy bills
We've made sure that no family, no household is having to pay more than £2,500 on those energy bills
Elizabeth Truss, 25 September 2022
Do a disproportionate number of women end up in prison for failing to pay TV licences?
What I’m very concerned about on the TV licence fee is how many women have ended up in prison for non-payment, a disproportionate number.
Elizabeth Truss, 2 August 2022
We’ve asked Elizabeth Truss 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 Elizabeth Truss about two of her claims. She has corrected the record once.
Liz Truss made an incorrect claim about energy bills being capped at £2,500 on 29 September 2022
Thank you Liz Truss for accepting you got this wrong.
Liz Truss made an inaccurate claim about the number of women who end up in prison for failing to pay TV licences on 2 August 2022
It has been 631 days without Elizabeth Truss correcting the record
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