We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Claims about tax have dominated the election campaign. Here’s a round-up of our verdicts on some of the key claims from the major political parties. Read
A Facebook post claiming child poverty was lower in 2010 has been shared in recent weeks, but it isn’t correct. Read
Politics
With just days to go before voters head to the polls on 4 July, this morning saw the election campaign’s final round of Sunday politics shows. On the BBC’s extended … Read
Hundreds of Conservative Facebook adverts targeting different locations in recent days have suggested Labour will introduce a ULEZ scheme across the country from July. Read
Politics
We’ve seen several repeats today of a misleading claim that the Conservatives’ plans would lead to a £4,800 increase in the average mortgage. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said in … Read
Politics
During the BBC debate on Wednesday night between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, an audience member told both men that she used to work but had had to stop due … Read
Politics
We’ve seen a leaflet from Labour making the claim that “since 2019 Tory chaos has cost you £5,883”. This isn’t the first time Labour have made a claim using this … Read
Both Labour and the Conservatives have made misleading statements about the number of new hospitals that the government has built so far. Read
Politics
While monitoring media outlets this morning we spotted that the lead article on the front page of today's Daily Telegraph (‘Sunak's plea to voters: Don't surrender Britain to Labour’) quotes … Read
Politics
Junior doctors—now also called “resident doctors”—begin a five-day strike in England today. In the past we’ve seen these strikes provoke much discussion (and some confusion) about their pay. For one … Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
Subscribe to weekly email newsletters from Full Fact for updates on politics, immigration, health and more. Our fact checks are free to read but not to produce, so you will also get occasional emails about fundraising and other ways you can help. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy.
