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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How common is it for democracies to postpone elections during wartime?
US President Donald Trump called Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections”, referring to the postponement of elections in Ukraine due to the ongoing war with Russia. 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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President Trump claims Ukraine ‘started’ the war with Russia
British politics is dominated once again by the war in Ukraine, and the impact of the Russian invasion on wider European security. Not for the first time though, the headlines … Read
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Express wrong to claim UK ‘spends 2.5% of GDP on defence’
An article published by the Express on Monday claimed that “as it stands the UK spends 2.5% of GDP on defence”. But that’s not correct. In 2023/24 the UK spent … Read
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What the latest data tells us about the Conservative claim that they left the UK with the ‘fastest growing economy in the G7’
We’ve looked at what the figures show after shadow chancellor Mel Stride’s claim about the UK economy at the time the Conservatives left office. 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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Politics
Prime Minister again appears to confuse immigration and net migration figures
Mr Starmer still seems to be getting the figures mixed up, and at least one other minister has made a similar mistake in recent days. Read
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