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Labour and the Conservatives are making seemingly contrasting claims about the state of the labour market—here’s what the figures show.
Second, information sources are disappearing. This is preventing fact checkers, journalists, researchers and policymakers from doing their jobs. While there has been some discussion about this trend, ...
The government has said a resettlement scheme designed for some of those impacted by a data breach will cost £800-£850 ...
In a column published by the Daily Mail on Friday, 11 July, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage MP wrote: “One analysis of official figures has found that those who come to Britain illegally are 24 times ...
The defence secretary has again made an error in referring to the government’s record on immigration returns, as has a post ...
There’s no evidence for claims it was to not “offend” the festival’s crowd—the RAF says it’s because the planes were ...
Of those voting, 90% supported strike action. But turnout was just over 55%, so many of those eligible didn’t vote at all.
The Conservatives haven’t fully explained the calculations behind this claim, but based on the details reported it is not reliable.
As “John’s” story above shows, health misinformation about statins isn’t just common; it can lead to harm. A higher level of ‘bad cholesterol’ (LDL) is a recognised risk factor for developing ...
We’ve taken a look at key claims from the Labour government’s first Spending Review.
New data obtained by Full Fact reveals that a 3.6 million rise in the number of hospital appointments—celebrated by the government as a “massive increase”—is actually smaller than the increase ...
A post shared on Facebook wrongly claims that 25% of an electricity bill is due to costs associated with Net Zero, and that these costs account for 40% of the recently announced energy price cap.