Category Archives: Full Fact

Research showing increased risk of premature death from respiratory conditions in people who had chest infections as children has been reported on by the Sun–but with several errors.Source

The home secretary told Parliament the current backlog bears “no comparison” to the situation in 2010, and that Labour would be “found wanting” in any comparison.Source

A much lower figure tweeted by a Labour MP only included prosecutions for enabling tax evasion.Source

Hundreds of people have shared fake alerts about a missing pensioner with dementia.Source

A column by former work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith was corrected after we contacted the MP about the error.Source

The Prime Minister said there were 6,000 fewer people in the “asylum backlog”—but the latest published figures show a large rise in the number of people waiting for applications to be resolved.Source

The picture of the dog was actually taken from a 2020 news article about an incident in Pembrokeshire.Source

False information comparing benefits and other financial support has been circulating for more than a decade.Source

We’ve looked into the figures after the Home Secretary claimed 100 million people could be eligible for protection under current UK laws.Source

A Facebook post about an injured dog found in south-east London is a hoax. It uses a photo from a hit-and-run incident in New Jersey in 2020.Source

Payments are significantly lower and reduced further if meals are provided.Source