President Trump has not changed US divorce law to ban 50% property share
This claim is being shared in posts on social media, but no such change has been implemented by the President. Read
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The higher rate income tax threshold isn’t being reduced to £37,701
Posts shared on social media have wrongly claimed that new tax thresholds will mean you have to pay income tax at a rate of 40% on earnings above £37,000. Read
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The government has not spent £8 billion on ‘woke projects’
The figure of £8 billion represents the total annual budget for UK Research and Innovation. Funding for projects that the TaxPayers’ Alliance has described as “woke” totals £10.4 million. Read
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Criminalisation isn't the way to tackle honesty in politics says Welsh Standards Committee
Building trust in politics starts with honesty, that is why Full Fact has been speaking to the Welsh Senedd about how to hold politicians to account. Read
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Immigration
The UK’s population is not projected to grow by five million ‘in just seven years’
Figures quoted by the Express actually refer to the projected population growth over a 10 year period, between 2022 and 2032. Read
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Politics
President Trump claims Ukraine ‘started’ the war with Russia
British politics is dominated once again by the war in Ukraine, and the impact of the Russian invasion on wider European security. Not for the first time though, the headlines … Read
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No, Scotland has not announced a ban on pet cats
Social media posts appear to have misinterpreted the recommendations of a report on cat welfare in Scotland. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Policing minister wrong to claim UK is projected to have the ‘fastest growing economy in Europe’
Dame Diana Johnson is the latest government minister to misstate what IMF and OECD projections show. Read
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Image of masked men carrying axes is not a real photo of an incident at a Birmingham hospital
The image was made or edited using Google AI tools, and the police have said there was “no disorder” at hospitals in the city following a stabbing. Read
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JD Vance is wrong, facts are not opinions
It’s about facts, not opinions. Following JD Vance's speech in Munich about the state of European democracy and free speech we're offering a different opinion. Read
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