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Conservatives double down on dodgy education claim
Schools rated “outstanding” are not routinely re-inspected, which means that some schools have gone for many years without having their status challenged.
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Theresa May’s claims about Labour and the Conservatives
“The deficit is down by four-fifths” This is similar to a claim Theresa May made in 2017, when she said that since the Conservatives took office in 2010, “the deficit [had] fallen by three quarters as a share of GDP.” In her speech this week, the Prime Minister wasn’t quite so specific, but we’ll assume…
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Liz Truss said the government are not making cuts to councils. Here’s the truth.
The main public spending watchdogs say the government is still cutting the money it gives to councils. And figures from the Treasury suggest real-terms reductions in councils’ overall spending power will continue until 2020.
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Jeremy Corbyn’s housing claims
The Labour leader suggested the government had announced a cut in housing funding.
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Russia is spreading discredited theories about the Salisbury attack
Some of the points being raised by official Russian spokesmen are theories that have already been debunked.
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Conservatives not telling the whole story on workers’ pay
The Conservatives tweeted about “better pay”. But they didn’t mention that real wages are lower now than in 2010.
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Has Jeremy Corbyn ever voted with the Conservatives in Parliament?
We’ve found seven examples of Mr Corbyn voting with the majority of Conservatives and against the majority of Labour MPs.
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Is Google search “rigged” against Trump?
Is Google News really “suppressing voices of Conservatives”?
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How bad is it for Donald Trump?
Mr Trump’s former personal lawyer has pleaded guilty to eight charges in total – including causing an unlawful campaign contribution.
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Jeremy Corbyn and the wreath row
The controversy centres on one question: did Jeremy Corbyn lay a wreath on the graves of individuals linked to the Black September terror group?
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What do Brits think about banning the burqa?
It seems those who want a ban outnumber those who don’t, but are attitudes softening?
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Why does Amazon pay so little tax?
Amazon is on course to become one of the first companies to reach $1 trillion market capitalisation, and CEO Jeff Bezos was declared the richest man in modern history by Forbes last month. So why does it pay so little tax?
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Are insulin supplies really at risk from a no-deal Brexit?
We produce a tiny fraction of insulin supplies in the UK, but the biggest manufacturers say their plans will protect supplies.
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Vote Leave’s “dark” Brexit ads
For the first time, we can see what kind of messages Vote Leave and others were targeting at key voters in a referendum campaign dominated by false statements and half-truths.
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Can you really be jailed for abortion in Northern Ireland?
It is theoretically possible for a woman in Northern Ireland to get a longer sentence for procuring an abortion than her rapist, although this may not be a very realistic scenario.