Health
Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists. Read
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Politics
We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Health
Wes Streeting overstated the number of people on the NHS waiting list under the Conservatives
There were actually 6.4 million people on the NHS England waiting list last July, not 7.6 million as the health secretary claimed last month. That was the number of cases. Read
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No, the government has not announced ‘mandatory digital ID implants by 2026’
This claim appears to have originally come from a TikTok clip that includes “#fakenews” in its caption. The government has confirmed it isn’t true. Read
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37% of the UK electorate voted for Brexit
A social media post that claimed 26% of the electorate voted to leave the EU in 2016 was corrected after we got in touch. Read
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Reform MP did not call for sign language teaching ban
A post supposedly shared by Rupert Lowe MP calling on the deputy Prime Minister to ‘remove teaching any sign language in the UK’ was created by a satirical account. Read
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Viral post with false claims about Muslims in UK circulates again
These posts have been circulating since at least 2017, but contain claims that are either unevidenced or false. Read
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The government has not spent £8 billion on ‘woke projects’
The figure of £8 billion represents the total annual budget for UK Research and Innovation. Funding for projects that the TaxPayers’ Alliance has described as “woke” totals £10.4 million. Read
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County council elections have not been ‘cancelled’ for the first time since World War Two
Contrary to claims made on social media, some county council elections were also delayed in May 2021 so the local authorities could be reorganised. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Housing minister misstates IMF and OECD growth projections
Matthew Pennycook is the latest government minister to suggest the UK is projected to be the fastest growing European economy. Read
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MPs cannot claim £50 for breakfast
The claim has been recirculating recently, but it’s incorrect and we’ve debunked it many times before. Read
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