Politics
How much is the UK spending on the Chagos deal?
The government claims the Chagos Islands agreement will cost £3.4 billion, but the Conservatives say the “true cost” is £35 billion. Read
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Politics
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Politics
Council reports reveal scale of Labour’s pothole challenge
Full Fact analysis reveals Labour is likely to struggle to deliver on its pledge to fix a million more potholes each year, with early combined estimates from 85 councils projecting no overall increase in repairs in 2025/26. Read
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Science & Technology
Digital ID: what’s changed?
Reports say the government has dropped plans to require mandatory digital ID to work, yet ministers insist there still will be mandatory digital checks. We look at exactly what has changed. Read
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Politics
New wave of fake stories about curbs on personal freedoms and bogus taxes rack up millions of views on social media
In the three months since we first covered the problem, we’ve fact checked a further 45 false and misleading claims, about everything from nighttime curfews to a “Christmas decorations tax”. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Did Rachel Reeves mislead the public ahead of the Budget?
The chancellor has been accused of misleading the public in a 4 November press conference following the publication of new OBR figures. Read
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Politics
Has the chancellor kept Labour’s manifesto commitments on tax?
Many have accused the government of breaking its manifesto promises in the 2025 Budget, yet Rachel Reeves claims to have kept “every single one” of Labour’s manifesto commitments. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What is the size of the 2025 Budget ‘black hole’?
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, we’ve taken a look at what it means when people talk about a ‘black hole’ in the public finances. Read
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Politics
Is Reform UK on course for the ‘biggest landslide’ in history?
Various newspapers have claimed a poll found Reform UK is set for a ‘record’ election win. But this could do with some context. Read
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Politics
Revealed: how fake stories about government plans to curb personal freedoms have spread across social media
TikTok has banned 14 accounts after a Full Fact investigation found false claims about government restrictions have been shared across different social media platforms more than 300,000 times. Read
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Politics
Child poverty and the two-child benefit limit: explained
Our explainer looks at the different ways child poverty is measured, and the impact of the two-child benefit limit. Read
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