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We’ve looked into some of the claims made by the Prime Minister during his keynote speech at this year’s Conservative party conference. Read
Transport secretary Mark Harper criticised the "misuse" of 15 minute cities in a speech at Conservative party conference. Read
Taxing meat is not Labour policy, and Claire Coutinho MP has not substantiated what she said in her Conservative party conference speech. Read
Immigration
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
The hoax has been shared in community groups across the UK and abroad. Read
The video, which claims to show fatal flooding in Derna, has been viewed by tens of thousands of people. Read
The video has been circulating online since at least 2015. Read
The hoaxes share a photo of a man with his dog from a 2020 Reddit post. Read
We looked into the figures after the PM claimed prison escapes were 10 times higher under the last Labour government. Read
Footage of a fight breaking out in Ukraine’s legislature being shared online was actually filmed in 2010. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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