The Olympic Games, factchecked
We looked into whether this was Team GB's best Olympics ever, how much funding it gets, and which sports UK athletes have won the most medals in. Read
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Health
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Health
No source yet for £6bn cost of 'bed blocking' claim
There were over 170,000 delayed bed days in June because patients weren't discharged once they were fit. This could cost the NHS up to £900 million a year. Read
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Crime
Black people and justice: the viral poster, factchecked
A poster about the differences between white and black people's experiences of work and criminal justice in the UK has been circulating on social media. Read
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Health
Life expectancy and poverty
Boys born in some of the UK's poorest areas are expected to live nine years fewer than those in the richest areas. For girls the figure is seven years. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Housing, zero hours contracts, and NHS funding: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on homelessness, first-time buyers, zero hours contracts, and NHS funding. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Regional pay, investment and going to war: Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on regional pay and investment, NHS spending and conventions on going to war. Read
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Europe
Ask Full Fact: In or out for the NHS or TTIP?
Ask Full Fact: Is an in or out vote best if I want to protect the NHS from further privatisation, fully fund it and remove the NHS from the TTIP agreement? Read
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Europe
Would leaving the EU cost the NHS?
The Trades Union Congress, Alistair Darling and George Osborne have all made claims about the cost to the NHS if we vote to leave the EU. Read
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Europe
NHS, EU funding and VAT: possible effects of leaving the EU
Vote Leave have claimed that leaving the EU would free up 'billions' to spend on public services and reduce taxation, even after EU funding has been replaced. Read
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Europe
TTIP and the NHS
Campaigners worry that an EU trade agreement called TTIP might have implications for a public NHS. This seems unlikely, although the issues are complicated. Read
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Evidence you can rely on
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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