Europe
Energy bills and Brexit
Would leaving the EU raise energy bills by £500 million a year, as claimed? Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
Disability benefits, homelessness, and payments to the EU: Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on disability benefits, homelessness, and the UK's contributions to the EU. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Does George Osborne have a £4.4bn black hole in his budget?
Changes to the Personal Independence Payment have been withdrawn. They had been forecast to save £4.4 billion over five years. Read
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Education
Are sixth forms and further education colleges better funded?
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn clashed in Parliament on what’s been happening to funding for further education colleges and sixth forms. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Adult skills funding: what happened in the last Parliament?
Jeremy Corbyn has claimed that adult skills funding was cut by 35% in the last Parliament. Read
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Health
Ask Full Fact: Does the World Health Organisation think the UK no longer has an NHS?
There has been privatisation of services according to the WHO’s definition, but that doesn’t mean it thinks the NHS has been abolished. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
17 March's BBC Question Time, factchecked
We've checked the panel's claims on disability benefits, government borrowing, childhood obesity, and academies. Read
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Health
What does obesity cost the economy?
We’ve looked into the claim that it costs £27 billion. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Jobs, pollution, and academies: Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on employment figures, pollution, renewable energy, gun crime, and academies. Read
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The Energy Bill in the Commons, factchecked
We followed the Commons debate on the Energy Bill ahead of the voting—here’s a selection of some of the claims we checked. Read
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