Fact check: Record for daily voter registration applications was set in 2019
By By Will Grimond, PA 20/06/2024The deadline to apply to vote was on June 18.
Fact check: Excess deaths are far below pandemic levels
By By Joseph Hook, PA 20/06/2024There was an average of more than 2,000 excess deaths per week in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fact check: Annual vs cumulative figures, and the SNP manifesto
By By Full Fact via Election Check 24 19/06/2024Round-up of claims from the campaign trail checked by Full Fact, including claims using headline-grabbing figures, and the SNP manifesto.
Fact check: Little evidence of postal vote fraud in the UK
By By Joseph Hook, PA 19/06/2024Postal vote fraud convictions are very low in the UK.
Fact check: Polling body told members to be clear what parties they prompt for
By By August Graham, PA 19/06/2024Some pollsters prompt for traditional parties first and then give respondents who select ‘other’ further options.