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Do Treasury claims about a “typical” first-time buyer’s savings add up?
We’ve looked into the figures behind a tweet from the Treasury showing how the mini-Budget could benefit a hypothetical first-time buyer.
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Do the mini-Budget tax cuts favour the rich?
Income tax-payers across the income scale will benefit to some extent as a result of the Chancellor’s announcement—but higher earners will benefit much more.
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Bayer executive wrongly said mRNA vaccines are gene therapy
A spokesperson for Bayer said Stefan Oelrich’s comments were an ‘obvious slip of the tongue’.
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Article saying gardening is a sign of ‘far-right extremism’ does not exist
A digitally manipulated screenshot of a Canadian news site has been shared widely online.
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How many Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine?
Estimates vary from as few as 6,000 to as many as 55,000.
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Liz Truss wrong to repeatedly say energy bills are capped at £2,500
This figure is based on the amount a “typical” household with average use will pay—but total bills aren’t capped.
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Video of Italian protesters removing European flag from building is from 2013
It’s been claimed that the video was filmed during the recent general election in Italy.
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Claims about vaccine adverse events based on article since-deleted over inaccuracies
An Express headline is being shared to claim the truth about the Covid-19 vaccine is “starting to unravel”. The article in question was deleted after the Express acknowledged it was …
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Keir Starmer’s 2022 Labour party conference speech: fact checked
We look at the Labour leader’s claims on tax cuts, burglaries and offshore wind, and whether Labour policies are fully costed.
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Andy Burnham did not say he was a ‘better politician’ than Keir Starmer
A headline, now changed, of an article published by The Sun misleadingly claimed Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said he was a “better politician” than Keir Starmer.
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The deficit is lower than it was 12 years ago
Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said in a speech that the Conservative government had not got the deficit down during 12 years in power. This isn’t true.
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Liz Truss wrong to claim ‘no household’ will pay more than £2,500 on energy bills
During an interview on CNN the Prime Minister claimed ‘nobody’ would have to pay more than £2,500 in energy bills. Per the government’s own figures, this isn’t true.
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