-
1 month ago | 
fullfact.org | Hannah Smith |Tony Thompson
The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, in their first face-to-face meeting since the latter’s return to office. We’ve taken a look at some of the claims made during a Q&A with reporters in the Oval Office—on aid to Ukraine, tariffs and an invitation for Mr Trump to make a second state visit to the UK.
-
Jan 21, 2025 | 
fullfact.org | Nasim Asl |Sian Bayley |Hannah Smith |Tony Thompson
What was claimed The US has seen record inflation. Our verdict US inflation hit 9.1% in June 2022—its highest level for 40 years, but not an all-time high. Inflation was higher at other points in the twentieth century, and was 23.7% in June 1920. What was claimed Former President Joe Biden pardoned almost everybody with a death sentence. Our verdict This isn’t correct.
-
Dec 5, 2024 | 
fullfact.org | Nasim Asl |Hannah Smith |Tony Thompson
The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has detailed a series of commitments—or “milestones”—in a major speech today unveiling the government’s new “Plan for Change”. The speech, which has been heavily trailed in recent days, included pledges on the economy, policing, education, housing, energy and the NHS. Some of the goals set out by Mr Starmer featured in Labour’s manifesto ahead of July’s general election, while others appear to be new commitments.
-
Nov 22, 2024 | 
fullfact.org | Tony Thompson
An estimated 13,000 farmers travelled to Westminster this week to protest against proposed changes to inheritance tax . But there’s been disagreement over how many of the UK’s 209,000 farm holdings may be required to pay more tax as a result of the changes. The government insists that only around 500 estates a year will end up paying more, but others, such as the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), put the total figure of farms affected at 70,000.
-
Nov 6, 2024 | 
fullfact.org | Tony Thompson
6 November 2024 What was claimed Labour’s Budget did not mention defence. Our verdict This is not correct. Defence spending was mentioned multiple times in the Budget document and was also referred to by Ms Reeves during her Budget speech. His chancellor’s Budget did not even mention defence.
-
Sep 30, 2024 | 
fullfact.org | Tony Thompson
30 September 2024 What was claimed An image used in a meme is of a crashed F-16 belonging to the Ukrainian air force. Our verdict This is false. The image is of a US Air Force F-16 that crashed in California in 2019, and the Ukrainian coat of arms has been edited onto it. A number of social media users have shared a meme on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) that implies a photo shows a crashed F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force.
-
Sep 30, 2024 | 
fullfact.org | Tony Thompson
A post on Facebook claims the online retailer Amazon is giving away “leftover” Dyson V15 vacuum cleaners in return for taking part in a survey. However, a spokesperson for Amazon confirmed the offer is not genuine. The post says: “You will not believe it! But it's true! Amazon has decided to get rid of the leftover Dyson V15 vacuum cleaners from last year. They are giving them away for free to those who fill out a short survey.
-
Sep 30, 2024 | 
fullfact.org | Tony Thompson
30 September 2024 What was claimed A Facebook user needs help finding their father, Raymond Peterson, and stepmother Sophie, who have gone missing in different locations across the UK. Our verdict These posts are hoaxes. A reverse image search shows the couple pictured are not the people named, and they had already been found dead in California prior to the Facebook posts being published.
-
Sep 27, 2024 | 
fullfact.org | Tony Thompson
27 September 2024 What was claimed Hillary Clinton said in 2013: “I would like to see people like Donald Trump run for office.” Our verdict This quote is fabricated. It seems to have originated on a satirical news site in 2016, and may be loosely based on comments Ms Clinton reportedly made in 2013 (which did not mention Mr Trump).
-
Sep 26, 2024 | 
fullfact.org | Tony Thompson
Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on 22 September at the start of the Labour party conference, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said that “house building has basically fallen off a cliff”. It’s not clear exactly which of the many ways of measuring “house building” Ms Rayner was referring to—we’ve asked Ms Rayner and the Labour party and haven’t had any response.
