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Bad information ruins lives. We're a team of independent fact checkers and campaigners who find, expose and counter the harm it does. #FactsMatter
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On Monday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves set the stage for a climbdown from one of Labour's key manifesto commitments. In this op-ed for the Independent, our CEO Chris Morris explores what this means for trust in politics. Read here:
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The party should have come clean on breaking its manifesto pledge sixteen months ago, says chief executive of Full Fact Chris Morris — but their biggest problem isn’t dishonesty, it’s that no one...
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In Parliament last week @AnnaMcMorrin said Labour had “halved the use of [asylum] hotels”. This isn’t right. The number of asylum hotels fell from a peak of 400 to 210, but the vast majority of that happened under the Conservatives, as we explain 👇 https://t.co/3KMrb6ekZg
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In Labour’s first year, the number of asylum hotels in use decreased by three, while the number of asylum seekers in hotels increased by 8%. Labour hasn’t halved the use of hotels.
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A video claims the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine contains “cancer-causing SV40”. This isn’t correct. The vaccine doesn’t contain the SV40 monkey virus, which can induce cancer in animals. It uses a fragment of SV40’s DNA sequence, which doesn’t cause cancer. https://t.co/wqpKzqq0sx
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A video shared over 9,000 times on Facebook makes a misleading claim about the presence of SV40 in Pfizer vaccines.
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On @BBCBreakfast today shadow energy secretary @ClaireCoutinho said the UK has the “most expensive electricity in the developed world”. We heard a similar claim from Ms Coutinho last month, and took a look at what the data shows. https://t.co/iKHg32MkYG
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Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho MP claimed the UK has the highest electricity prices in the world. Our fact check looks at what the official data shows.
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Yesterday’s new childhood obesity figures are being widely reported in the media. But you might not know that they include children who are “at high risk of moving into” clinical obesity, but would not be considered obese by a doctor. 👇 https://t.co/Js0yudVjtg
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Ministers and the NHS have repeatedly said one in five children leave primary school obese—but data obtained by Full Fact casts doubt on that claim.
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At #PMQs earlier deputy PM @DavidLammy said “4,000 military homes, that’s nine out of every ten” are to be upgraded. The @DefenceHQ has since told us Mr Lammy meant to say “40,000”. As of March 2025, there were 47,600 Service Family Accommodation homes in the UK.
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Grok and Google Lens AI overviews have been claiming that fake imagery shows the Huntingdon train attack. Grok told users one AI-generated image, of an injured man lying in a carriage, “appears to be a genuine photo”. Our fact check 👇 https://t.co/rP6QPYR3gN
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Grok told users one AI-generated image “appears to be a genuine photo”, while a Google Lens AI overview linked a video which does not show real footage of the incident to Saturday’s stabbings.
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Statements from the previous home secretary suggest the total could include 3,000 existing officers deployed to neighbourhood roles, 4,000 new PCSOs, 3,000 volunteer special constables and 3,000 new recruits - though it’s possible this breakdown could be subject to change. (2/2)
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At #PMQs deputy PM @DavidLammy said the government is putting “13,000 more bobbies” on the streets. As detailed in our Government Tracker however, this figure is likely to include thousands of police officers redeployed from other roles. (1/2)
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Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge on neighbourhood policing.
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A video has been shared on social media with claims it shows a robot dog “patrolling a migrant hotel”. This is false—while the footage does appear to show a robotic dog, it was filmed outside a building housing a religious group in Crewe.
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A video on social media which appears to show a robot dog guarding a ‘migrant hotel’ was actually filmed at a historic building housing a religious group in Crewe.
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A widely shared video compilation which claims to show Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica is misleading. It features old videos from Spain, Mexico and Vietnam, among others. https://t.co/sB24IhdKUC
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Of the 16 clips of stormy conditions featured in the video circulating on social media, 15 have been online since before the hurricane struck Jamaica.
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@RachelReevesMP We’ll be monitoring tax and spending claims in the run-up to the Budget and will update the Tracker in light of the chancellor’s statement on 26 November. Check back here for details. (2/2) https://t.co/NaMJKsSuiD
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Full Fact is monitoring the government’s delivery on its promises
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This morning’s speech by chancellor @RachelReevesMP, 22 days ahead of #Budget2025, has prompted speculation that she may break Labour’s manifesto commitments on tax rises. We’ve written about these and other pledges in our Government Tracker. (1/2) https://t.co/1np6GGPP8c
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Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto commitment on taxation, which has led to much debate over the meaning of the phrase ‘working people’.
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Videos seen thousands of times on Facebook claim the government is banning people from using their central heating after 9pm from 1 November. But this is completely false. There is no such policy. https://t.co/tpLaQJvPOo
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Videos being shared on Facebook falsely claim the government is introducing a 9pm cut-off for using your central heating, with people who breach it at risk of fines.
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Social media videos claiming that the government is introducing a new £200 ‘sustainability’ tax on all car owners from November 2025 are false.
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Viral videos claiming that a new £200 annual tax on all car owners will come into effect in November 2025 are false.
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Social media posts claiming that Hurricane Melissa was created as a result of the HAARP scientific programme are completely false.
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Social media posts claiming that Hurricane Melissa was created as a result of the HAARP scientific programme are completely false.
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A video being shared on social media falsely claims that pensioners will have to withdraw their money within two days of it becoming available or face a hefty fine under new government rules. But no such policy has been announced. https://t.co/cgKFBDTOuD
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A video circulating online wrongly claims pensioners could lose 20% of their money if they don’t withdraw their pensions within two days.
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Are one in five children really obese when they finish primary school? New data obtained by Full Fact reveals official child obesity figures include tens of thousands of children who aren’t clinically obese. Our investigation 🔍 https://t.co/Js0yudVjtg
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Ministers and the NHS have repeatedly said one in five children leave primary school obese—but data obtained by Full Fact casts doubt on that claim.
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We’ve seen more misleading posts on social media claiming Muslims are exempt from paying council tax if they use living areas within their home as a place of worship. Our fact check looks at what the rules actually say 🔍
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Misleading posts claiming that Muslims don’t have to pay council tax if they use their living rooms to pray are circulating on social media again.
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A viral image supposedly showing the destruction of a hospital in Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa is fake and was almost certainly made using AI.
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An image supposedly showing damage caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica isn’t real and was very likely made using AI.
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