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Politics
Not a fact check, this, but a quick heads up for those of you kindly considering supporting our work—The Big Give Christmas Challenge is live. For one week only, donations … Read
A screenshot of a fake Washington Post article has been shared on social media. Read
Politics
Earlier this month we wrote to the work and pensions secretary Mel Stride MP about his claim in Parliament that “one in four cancers are caused by smoking”. This isn’t … Read
Health
The latest figures show there are 7.8 million cases waiting for planned treatment in England—but only 6.5 million people, because some are waiting for more than one thing. Read
The Irish Defence Forces say they did not deploy in Dublin on 23 November, and photos shared of armoured vehicles are from a previous routine exercise. Read
Moto, the company which runs the service station, says the EV chargers will be powered by renewable energy once open to the public. Read
Politics
On BBC 4’s Westminster Hour last night, we heard a repeat of a claim we’d looked into previously. In a discussion about the UK’s economy and the possible timing of … Read
The pledge was made in 2017. As of 2022, they had hired over 4,000 refugees globally. Read
Politics
As is usual for a Monday, different parts of the Full Fact team have been meeting this morning to look at priorities for the week ahead. Once again, it’s likely … Read
Politics
A video of the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak using the side of a hammer while on a visit to Farsley, West Yorkshire has been getting a pretty high number of … Read
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