This video of a crowd booing Boris Johnson is not from the 2019 Conservative party conference
The footage is from 2015. Read
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Pretty Little Thing products can contain lead, but probably not dangerous amounts
The State of California requires companies to declare if they use any chemicals from a toxicity list. Read
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This is a real photo of Margaret Thatcher and Menachem Begin
It was taken in 1979 during his visit to the UK as Israel’s prime minister. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Top CEOs make average worker salary in three days
In 2018 the average pay for a FTSE 100 CEO was £3.5 million – over 110 times the average full-time salary. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Claim about cost of Labour’s welfare policy is unsubstantiated
This estimate for Labour’s welfare bill is meaningless because Labour haven’t detailed their welfare policies. Read
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Immigration
Labour didn’t vote to scrap all immigration controls
Labour passed a motion at its party conference to extend free movement. This doesn’t mean scrapping all immigration controls. Read
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Is Luxembourg the biggest beneficiary of the EU?
A Facebook post falsely claims that Luxembourg receives the most EU spending, relative to what it pays in. Read
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Health
It’s not certain that 87 people a day are dying waiting for care
The data behind this figure has limitations and there are some reasons to suspect the true figure may be lower. Read
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The Lord Kerr who wrote Article 50 isn’t the Lord Kerr who sits on the Supreme Court
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard is a different person to Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore. Read
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Jeremy Corbyn did not attend an IRA funeral wearing an ‘I heart the IRA’ t-shirt
The photo has been edited. Read
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