We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Politics
A screenshot originally shared by a parody account has been shared on Facebook by several people who appear to believe it is real. Read
United States
The image, which has been shared by accounts in the UK, has several hallmarks of being created by artificial intelligence. Read
Politics
Our explainer looks at the different ways child poverty is measured, and the impact of the two-child benefit limit. Read
Politics
A post re-circulating on Facebook appears to be based on something that Naz Shah reposted from a parody account then quickly deleted in 2017—she has said the sharing of the post was a “genuine accident”. Read
Politics
New figures show inflation in May was 3.4%—but an error with the figures for April has resulted in a few conflicting news reports this morning. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Last month the Prime Minister claimed living standards were “at an all-time low” under the previous government—but none of the usual measures of living standards back this up. Read
Politics
At this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir Starmer mentioned new scanners being installed in “two hospitals in the constituency of the Leader of the Opposition”. Kemi Badenoch replied: “Perhaps … Read
Politics
The chair of NHS England, Dr Penny Dash, said at the NHS ConfedExpo Conference yesterday (22:45): “There are seven and a half million people on the waiting list.” This was … Read
Politics
We’ve taken a look at key claims from the Labour government’s first Spending Review. Read
Immigration
In an interview last month the Mayor of London claimed on average a “skilled migrant” contributes £16,000 a year to the economy, and a “Brit skilled worker” £800 a year. Read
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