We’ve looked at how UK energy costs compare internationally, after two different claims from Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage.
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The latest available data shows that as of June 2026 the number of asylum seekers housed in hotels was 46% lower than in June 2024, shortly before Labour entered government. The number of hotels used ...
What does the pledge mean? There are broadly three defined different types of tree cover in England—forests, woodland, and trees outside woodland—which are distinguished by their density and size. The ...
According to Census data for England and Wales in 2021 36.8% of people in London identified as “White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British”. However, a further 17% of people in London ...
There would have been fewer deaths without Covid-19 vaccines. An article in the journal Circulation claimed that a group of patients’ risk of a heart attack rose from 11% to 25% eight weeks after they ...
The founder and leader of the Heritage Party, David Kurten, made several false claims about the health of Amish people in a widely shared tweet that has been viewed over 3.5 million times. Many Amish ...
It doesn’t. This claim is made by selectively choosing definitions from different languages and cultures. AstraZeneca’s name was created from a merger, with ‘Astra’ coming from the Greek for ‘star’.
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Full Fact and the UK in a Changing Europe initiative have produced a report on the claims made by both sides of the EU referendum debate. We've covered topics including the UK's EU membership fee, ...
We can’t find any evidence that backs up the 76% figure London-wide, but data from the 2021 census seems to suggest this figure could refer to a small part of Ealing, which only contains 234 ...
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