MPs’ pay has not increased by 42% since 2010
The salary of all MPs has increased by a little over 30% since 2010. Read
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Immigration
Housing asylum seekers in hotels costs around £8 million a day
The Prime Minister appeared to understate the cost when claiming in local TV interviews that £5-6 million a day is spent on hotels for “illegal migrants”. Read
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Michael Kors is not offering handbags for £3
The company confirmed it is not running any such promotion. Read
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Ministerial corrections and battling hoax posts: how our fact checking had an impact this summer
Fact checking isn’t just about publishing fact checks. We take action to slow and stop the spread of bad information. Read
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Crime
How has the number of prison officers changed under the Conservatives?
The Prime Minister claimed the number of prison officers has increased by 4,000 “over the past few years”. Read
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World Economic Forum founder has not urged world leaders to give him control of their countries
Scrutiny of the speech made by Klaus Schwab shows he said no such thing. Read
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McDonald’s french fries do not all come from Bill Gates and a GM potato farm
This claim has been shared by thousands of people on Facebook. Read
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The Pope and Bill Clinton haven’t called for ‘urgent depopulation’
The Pope did talk about climate change at an event with the former president. Read
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UK aid didn’t pay for India’s moon mission
Thanks to its growing economy, India’s government has not received traditional development aid from the UK since around 2015. None of the money it receives from the UK funds its space programme. Read
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Argos is not selling MacBook Pros for £1
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook. Read
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