This picture of Remain supporters burning a Union Flag is fake
The photo was edited to include a burning flag. Read
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Election law needs to change before any election to safeguard our democracy
Full Fact has today written to all MPs and Peers calling for UK election law to be updated before any election. Read
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Health
Life expectancy in the UK isn’t falling
UK life expectancies have been growing for more than a century, but growth has slowed down considerably in recent years. Read
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Muslim knife attacker claim is unfounded and implausible
A claim that 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London were carried out by Muslim immigrants is unfounded and implausible. Read
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Not all of these claims about what MPs can claim in expenses are correct
The claims about what Iain Duncan Smith can claim in expenses as an MP are not all true. Read
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There’s no evidence that any current vaccines cause cancer
Vaccines go through a number of trial stages to check they don’t have dangerous side effects. Read
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Europe
Claim that 97% of Labour activists support remain alliance is flawed
The claim that 97% of Labour activists want a “Remain alliance” comes from a survey of a pro-remain campaign group. It is not representative of all Labour activists. Read
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This post about the decision to increase the state pension age needs some context
Its figures on the pension of the former-permanent secretary to the DWP are correct, his role in the decision making process is less clear cut. Read
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Crime
Do Notting Hill Carnival and Glastonbury have similar crime rates?
Figures which suggest that Notting Hill Carnival has a similar crime rate to Glastonbury are unreliable. Read
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Looking back on five years volunteering at Full Fact
Today we say a fond farewell to our longest standing volunteer, Sinéad, who is going on to work at Ofcom. Read
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