We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
Economy, Business & Finance
Ahead of the Budget we’ve taken a look at how the so-called ‘tax burden’ is changing, and how taxes on earnings in the UK compare both historically and internationally. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Nigel Farage claimed the impact of both threshold freezes and the triple lock is “dragging about nine million pensioners into taxation”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Social media posts are advertising a new ‘Monzo slots’ casino, but the bank has confirmed that this is not a genuine offering from the company. Read
Environment
We’ve looked at how UK energy costs compare internationally, after two different claims from Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve answered some commonly asked questions about the benefits system. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In 2017 then-CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz pledged to hire 10,000 refugees globally, not specifically Muslims. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The figures circulating online resemble wholesale electricity price values we’ve checked before rather than consumer energy costs. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
This video is fake. It contains a SynthID watermark, which indicates it was generated using AI. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s been four weeks since a party spokesman said it would correct an error about welfare payments. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Facebook posts falsely claim Smyths Toys is selling inflatable bouncy castles in exchange for filling out a short survey. Read
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