Census data doesn’t support this claim—this percentage is closer to the figure for white British people in London, not white ...
We’ve looked at how UK energy costs compare internationally, after two different claims from Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage.
This explainer is part of a series Full Fact is publishing exploring a range of topics. We’ll be updating these articles on a regular basis—this article was last updated on 14 September 2026 and the ...
Net additional dwellings figures show 208,600 homes were added to England’s stock in the financial year 2024/25, fewer than the year before. While these stats cover a few months of the Conservative ...
Reform UK party chair Lee Anderson claimed there are “thousands of square miles” of solar panels on farmland in the UK. This is a huge overstatement. Reform UK MP Lee Anderson claimed an image of a ...
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 ...
Full Fact investigates claims made about Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, covering topics such as transport, housing, air quality, policing and public spending. Our fact checks analyse statements from ...
A post on Instagram claims that members of the Rothschild family own the news agency Reuters and that Reuters owns the Associated Press (AP), another news agency. Neither of these claims are true. The ...
A study on the effects of Covid vaccines during pregnancy shows 82% of respondents miscarried, contrary to what its authors claimed. Our verdict This claim is misleading and based on an incorrect ...
The brush used in cervical smear tests is sterilised in “cancer-causing” ethylene oxide. Overexposure to ethylene oxide can be dangerous, but medical devices sterilised with it are not unsafe. We’ve ...
The signals emitted by 5G towers are damaging to humans, animals and plants. Our verdict There is no evidence that 5G or similar radiofrequency technology is harmful when used within the recommended ...
The flu vaccines currently in use in the UK do not use mRNA technology, although trials of mRNA flu vaccines are ongoing. mRNA technology, which is used in the Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines, ...