Fact check: There are 6.29 million people on the NHS waiting list in England
By By Ella Pickover, PA 10/06/2024Some of these patients are waiting for multiple treatments, which means that the overall waiting list is larger.
Fact check: Pensioner poverty dropped under the last Labour government
By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024The number of married pensioners living in poverty fell from 22% in 2005, when Labour last won a general election, to 14% in 2010.
Fact check: Former defence minister voiced support for national service plan
By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024Ben Wallace said national service is ‘perfectly normal in most of Northern Europe. Young people are better for it’.
Fact check: Fake screenshot claimed to show Labour candidate’s post
By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024There is no evidence for a post by a new Labour candidate, while both he and the potential creator of the screenshot have said it is fake.
Fact check: Video of Rishi Sunak has been manipulated
By By August Graham, PA 10/06/2024The original video included a blank flipchart sheet, which was intended to show a lack of ‘Labour’s policy’ but was filled in by someone else.