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Fact check: General election petition, the law on spiking, and NHS waiting lists

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024

Fact check: Labour pledges on asylum hotels and likely AI images of Mike Tyson

Round up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024

Fact check: Badenoch Budget claim, Spanish floods and altered King Charles video

Round up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024

Rishi Sunak's £2,000 Labour tax hit claim slammed as 'unreliable figure' by independent checkers

Damning verdict from Full Fact: Independent fact checkers weeding out the lies, half truths and false statements in the general election campaign

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024

Misinformation: how fact-checking journalism is evolving – and having a real impact on the world

“Fake news” loves a crisis. It’s clear now that false information has played a role in recent events around the world from divisive elections to the COVID pandemic to the conflict roiling Israel and Gaza.

The Conversation · Jan 8, 2024

Rishi Sunak and Tory ministers 'using misleading data for political advantage'

RISHI Sunak and senior Tory ministers have been accused of repeatedly using misleading data “in pursuit of political advantage”.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 6, 2023

Wednesday briefing: What you’ve missed at the Covid inquiry

In today’s newsletter: From allegedly lost WhatsApp messages to Sir Patrick Vallance’s frank lockdown diary, revelations only get more intriguing

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

Tories ‘spreading misinformation about Labour’s immigration plans’

Sunak and Hands making false claims about Starmer’s proposed returns deal with EU, says charity

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

Senior Tories called out by fact checkers after false claims at conference

THREE claims made by Cabinet ministers at the Conservative party conference have been found to be false by fact checkers.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2023

Scam alert: how to spot hoax posts in your Facebook Groups

A new report claims that Facebook groups are being spammed with hundreds of hoax posts – here's what to look out for.

TechRadar · Aug 25, 2023