Category Archives: Full Fact

Labour and the TUC have claimed there are 2.98 million people now using food banks—but this figure appears to actually be the number of parcels handed out by the Trussell Trust.Source

A front page story in the Daily Telegraph incorrectly suggested the government’s defence spending target had already been met.Source

The photo of the Tu-160 was posted on Instagram in 2016.Source

The posts share photos showing soldiers who were killed in Jordan in 2016 not January 2024 as claimed.Source

Charges have not been filed by prosecutors in Switzerland against Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, although criminal complaints have been made.Source

The photo has been shared alongside a caption implying it was taken during the current conflict.Source

The Prime Minister may have meant to say in a Telegraph article that waits of 18 months have fallen, which they have.Source

An article in the Daily Telegraph mistakenly claims that new projections estimate the UK’s population will increase by nearly 10% by mid-2026.Source

Between 10% and 20% of cases result in complications, even in the developed world.Source

While farmers have been protesting across France, the footage is from a supermarket car park in a town 365 miles south of Paris.Source

False claims that the actor and TV presenter has passed away are circulating online.Source