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Two peers confused the 7.8 million cases awaiting NHS treatment in England with the number of people waiting (about 6.5 million), during a debate in the House of Lords last … Read
Politics
Matt Hancock MP is giving evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry today. Full Fact published many articles about claims he made as health secretary at the height of the pandemic. Among … Read
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For the second week in a row during Prime Minister’s Questions, the PM Rishi Sunak said “1.7 million fewer people are living in poverty today than in 2010”. As we’ve … Read
Politics
At Full Fact, we want our fact checking to have real-world impact, to reduce the risk of inaccurate information spreading. So we’re grateful to the shadow Treasury minister, Tulip Siddiq, … Read
Politics
Not a fact check, this, but a quick heads up for those of you kindly considering supporting our work—The Big Give Christmas Challenge is live. For one week only, donations … Read
Politics
Earlier this month we wrote to the work and pensions secretary Mel Stride MP about his claim in Parliament that “one in four cancers are caused by smoking”. This isn’t … Read
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On BBC 4’s Westminster Hour last night, we heard a repeat of a claim we’d looked into previously. In a discussion about the UK’s economy and the possible timing of … Read
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As is usual for a Monday, different parts of the Full Fact team have been meeting this morning to look at priorities for the week ahead. Once again, it’s likely … Read
Politics
A video of the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak using the side of a hammer while on a visit to Farsley, West Yorkshire has been getting a pretty high number of … Read
Politics
Last week the UK’s Supreme Court unanimously upheld a ruling that the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful. After this ruling, we saw a number of … Read
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