Diane Abbott did not say an Iraqi migrant was found off the coast of a landlocked country
The unedited tweet was actually about a body found off the coast of Belgium. Read
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It can’t be left to Facebook to safeguard our democracy
Facebook are implementing new advertising safeguards after Full Fact spotted altered headlines being run by the Conservative Party. But these actions aren't enough to protect our next election. Read
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The ‘headline’ on this BBC article linked to by a Conservative Party Facebook ad isn’t the real headline
A Conservative Party Facebook advert seems to have altered the headline of a BBC article to make the government seem more generous than it’s being. Read
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We think there's a big error in that viral article about hedge funds and Brexit
The claim that the number of “short positions” spiked when Boris Johnson became leader of the Conservative party seems to be a misreading of the data. Read
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There was not a 12kg rat in London
A photo of a rat makes it look deceptively big. It almost certainly weighed less than 3kg, rather than 12kg as claimed. Read
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Photo shows Jeremy Corbyn shaking hands with man previously jailed for electoral fraud
A post on Facebook shows a genuine photo of Jeremy Corbyn shaking hands with Tariq Mahmood, who was convicted in 2008 for electoral fraud. Read
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John Major did prorogue parliament for three weeks in 1997
Major’s prorogation in 1997 delayed a report into Conservative MPs taking bribes, whether or not that was his intention. Read
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Health
We can’t say how many people are ‘hooked on’ prescription drugs
Research by Public Health England into the prescribing of five specific types of drug found there wasn’t enough evidence to say how many people were addicted. Read
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The price of Freddos has risen five times faster than inflation
The price of Freddos has risen much faster than inflation, and so has the value of the minimum wage. Read
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MP’s claim about rising unemployment in the West Midlands is wrong
Unemployment in the West Midlands has fallen slightly over the past year. Read
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