Politics

30 April 2025

Fake Nigel Farage article supporting means-tested pensions shared online

The screenshot, made to look like it has been published by the Telegraph, has been edited. No such article exists.

30 April 2025

No, MPs can’t claim £50 to buy their breakfast

An oft-repeated false claim is circulating on social media again.

30 April 2025

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

In the run-up to the local elections, Labour is warning Reform UK would make people pay to use the health service—a claim the party’s strongly denied. Full Fact looks at the evidence.

29 April 2025

Facebook posts appear to overstate payments for parliamentarians

Generally MPs are paid salaries and members of the House of Lords are entitled to attendance allowances, but none of them receive both.

25 April 2025

David Lammy has not personally spent half a million pounds on food and drink expenses as foreign secretary

The £521,525 referenced in social media posts is the amount of food and drinks spending over £500 expensed by the entire Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office over a four month period.

24 April 2025

Has Reform UK ‘gained’ more seats than any other party in council by-elections since November?

It depends on how you count seats “gained”.

17 April 2025

No, a petition calling for a new general election hasn't been signed by six million people

The claim has been widely shared on TikTok, Facebook and also on Threads and X—but isn’t correct.

15 April 2025

Annual spending on state pensions is only set to increase by £31 billion by the end of this parliament

Two ministers’ claims last week about the extra amount which will be spent on protecting the triple lock are potentially misleading

26 March 2025

Spring Statement 2025: fact checked

Our round-up looks at claims from the chancellor Rachel Reeves’ statement in the Commons, and the Conservative response.

26 March 2025

MPs are being given a pay rise of 2.8%, not 28%

The independent body that sets MPs’ pay has announced an increase for the next financial year—but some on social media have claimed it’s going up by much more than it really is.

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Fake Nigel Farage article supporting means-tested pensions shared online

No, MPs can’t claim £50 to buy their breakfast

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

Facebook posts appear to overstate payments for parliamentarians

David Lammy has not personally spent half a million pounds on food and drink expenses as foreign secretary

Has Reform UK ‘gained’ more seats than any other party in council by-elections since November?

No, a petition calling for a new general election hasn't been signed by six million people

Annual spending on state pensions is only set to increase by £31 billion by the end of this parliament

Spring Statement 2025: fact checked

MPs are being given a pay rise of 2.8%, not 28%

Full Fact fights bad information