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The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Russell Findlay MSP, claimed on BBC One’s Question Time [13:10] on Thursday that “140 million Americans cast their vote” for Donald Trump. This isn’t … Read
The image circulating on social media shows Ms Whittome, among others, at a Stand Up To Racism demonstration in October 2024, but the text on the placard has been edited. Read
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Labour MP Deirdre Costigan appears to be the latest politician to have confused the number of people on the NHS waiting list with the number of cases. Ms Costigan, who … Read
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At today’s Prime Minister’s Questions, the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claimed that the previous government “quadrupled immigration, reaching almost one million a year”. We think the PM may have … Read
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Today, 31 January 2025, is the fifth anniversary of the day the UK formally left the European Union. And to mark it, we’ve been taking a quick look back at … Read
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This morning chancellor Rachel Reeves gave official government backing for the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport, as part of a major speech on boosting economic growth. While … Read
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In the last few days we’ve seen a number of Conservative politicians, including Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, claim that their government left “the … Read
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The health and social care spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats has corrected a claim about NHS waiting lists following a request from Full Fact. Full Fact’s AI tools detected Helen … Read
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The NHS does send texts to patients to remind them of appointments, among other things, contrary to a suggestion from the health secretary at the weekend. Speaking on Sunday with … Read
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It’s been a busy year for Full Fact’s politics team. In 2024 we’ve covered a whole series of major political events, including, of course, July’s general election, as well as … Read
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