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Answers common questions about the UK benefits system, explaining how much is spent, who receives support, and the composition of spending across different benefits and claimant groups to improve public understanding.
Full Fact reports that Reform corrected its claim that the share of Universal Credit paid to foreign nationals ‘rose to’ 15.5% in January 2026, amending the original statement about entitlement distribution.
Following a research retraction, the Telegraph has amended an article that previously suggested Covid-19 vaccines might be contributing to a rise in excess deaths; Full Fact reports the story has been updated to reflect the correction.
Checks the claim that Andy Burnham, on his first day as Prime Minister, pledged to end rough sleeping and assesses whether the government is currently on course to achieve that promise.
A widely shared claim is false: the Cancer Act 1939 does not make it a criminal offence for medical practitioners to advise patients about potential cancer cures, Full Fact finds.
A viral video of a migrant in Tunisia was edited to falsely make him appear to say he wanted money, a free house and an English woman; Full Fact shows the original clip contains none of those claims.
Full Fact states that a claim Argos was selling a garden storage bench for as little as £3 is incorrect, debunking the viral pricing assertion and clarifying the retailer’s actual prices and offers.
Full Fact finds a circulated video of the recent Indonesian earthquake includes older clips from Taiwan and the Philippines, demonstrating how unrelated footage is reused in social posts and the need for source verification after disasters.
Full Fact repeats verification of a viral clip claimed to show reactions to the 15 August Indonesian quake, confirming the footage was actually from a 2025 Philippines earthquake and warning against misattributed disaster videos.
Factcheck: Starbucks did not pledge in 2017 to hire 10,000 Muslims; the public commitment was to hire 10,000 refugees globally, a claim now being misattributed and reframed on social media.