We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Economy, Business & Finance
A government spokesperson told Full Fact this claim, which has been shared on social media, is “completely false”. Read
Science & Technology
Multiverse is an “upskilling company”, not a software developer, and both it and the government say there’s no truth to viral claims linking it to the scheme. Read
Sport
Posts sharing the claim about the footballer have been shared thousands of times on social media, but the council has confirmed it isn’t true. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs told Full Fact this is “completely false”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
HMRC told us this is “completely false”. Read
Politics
Wembley lasagne, swans and AI fakes, just another day as a fact checker. Chris Morris (no, not that one) took r/ukpolitics inside the fight against bad information, the need for good stats and keeping an eye on government promises. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos circulating on social media claim you need to tell the government if you’ve been living with your partner for more than a year, or you’ll face a £2,000 fine. But this isn’t true. Read
Crime
The AI chatbot Grok and some social media users wrongly claimed the footage was years old and from an anti-lockdown protest in Trafalgar Square. Read
Politics
We’ve spotted several videos circulating on social media using inauthentic audio of the Prime Minister making these claims. Read
Politics
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy appeared to claim last week that all UK citizens will have to have digital ID—but that’s only true for people who are working in the UK. Read
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