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On 25 July Boris Johnson made his first speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. We factchecked claims on no deal Brexit, the number of EU nationals living in the UK, GP waiting times and more. Read
Europe
Ann Widdecombe made a claim about fishing regulation during her maiden speech at the EU parliament saying they’d reduced income by 40%. Read
Anjem Choudary, Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza all received judicial action for their crimes. Read
A recent Guardian quiz on Boris Johnson attracted over 70,000 responses. The respondents were not representative of Guardian readers or the public. Read
The most powerful antennas have exclusion zones around them, but the mast in this viral post isn’t one of them. Read
Health
A poll found that 16% of respondents who said they had friends or family with dementia also said that person had to sell their home to pay for care. Read
Health
£9.2 billion was spent on purchasing health care from private providers in 2018/19—a record amount in cash terms, but not in real terms or as a proportion of the department’s budget. Read
In most situations, it is fine to give your dogs ice or frozen treats. Read
A Prime Minister’s words matter. We should take them seriously. Read
At Full Fact we’ve been factchecking claims that Mr. Johnson has made for almost a decade, ever since we were founded in 2010. Read
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