Oct 24, 2024 · What is the ‘£22 billion black hole’? In a statement in the House of Commons on 29 July, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said that a Public Spending Audit conducted by the Treasury following the general election had found that the new government had “inherited a projected overspend of £22 billion”. She described this as a “£22 billion hole in the public finances” and ...

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Apr 14, 2022 · This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here.For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as missing context because although the World Economic Forum’s website does discuss it, many claims about ‘The Great Reset’ online are false ...

Feb 28, 2019 · Red Cross documents do not support the false claim that far fewer than six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. An anti-Semitic viral article posted on Facebook claimed that Red Cross documentation showed 271,000 people died in Nazi concentration camps, rather than the widely accepted figure of around six million.. As “evidence”, the article includes a 1979 document which it ...

Jan 16, 2023 · A video viewed more than 42,000 times on Instagram claims to show former astronaut Buzz Aldrin as he “admits [the] Moon landing was fake”.. The clip shows Mr Aldrin—the second person to ever set foot on the Moon—being interviewed by a young child and responding to the question: “Why has nobody been to the Moon in such a long time?”. During his response Mr Aldrin says: “I think I ...

Nov 13, 2024 · False claims that 20 million votes have gone “missing” from the 2024 US presidential election have been circulating on social media since it was called in favour of Donald Trump.

Sep 11, 2024 · Last night saw the much-anticipated TV debate between US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, as the two went head-to-head before November’s election.. The 90-minute session, described as “contentious” and “fiery”, covered issues ranging from the economy and immigration, to abortion, energy and foreign policy. In recent weeks we’ve seen a flurry of online ...

Full Fact is the UK’s independent fact checking organisation. Amazon is not giving away iPads to over-50s in partnership with Age UK. A Facebook post making this claim includes a link to a webpage that includes the Amazon logo and asks for personal information and payment details, but is not actually related to the company.

Dec 4, 2024 · Audio clip of Joe Biden saying he ‘removed Imran Khan from power’ is not real. The clip has been circulating across social media platforms with many people seemingly believing Mr Biden said he removed former Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, from office.

Sep 24, 2024 · Full Fact’s Government Tracker is monitoring the government’s delivery on its promises so voters can judge what progress it has made. The Prime Minister himself has said this is important, and we want to play a role in holding his government to account.