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The figure is based on the amount the Conservative party says its “triple lock plus” plan would save the “average pensioner” in income tax cumulatively over the next parliament.Source

The Conservative claim that a Labour government would mean higher taxes dominated the election’s first TV debate.Source

It’s true that Scotland generates the equivalent of all its electricity consumption from renewables. But in practice about a third of what it actually uses still comes from nuclear power and fossil fuSource

The party’s first broadcast of the 2024 general election made broad claims about people’s finances.Source

It’s the first TV debate of the 2024 general election, with Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer going head-to-head.Source

A graphic shared by Reform UK leader Richard Tice claims Rishi Sunak “welcomed more migrants in just two years” than in the 944 years prior to 2010.Source

A tweet from the Conservative party incorrectly implies that this year’s pension increase is on top of a previous £3,700 rise.Source

There is no evidence that a video shared in the aftermath of a Russian missile strike in Odessa, Ukraine, shows damage to a ‘NATO logistics hub’.Source

We’ll be taking a look at claims made by candidates from the Conservatives and Labour, as well as Reform UK’s honorary president Nigel Farage, during the 30 May episode of BBC Question Time.Source

Reports of the Conservatives’ proposed pension policy include different estimates of its impact.Source

The image shows the Prime Minister standing in front of a Morrisons sign, but certain letters are covered so it spells ‘moron’.Source