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Recent fact checks
Differing estimates have circulated about how much pensioners could save under the Conservatives’ new ‘Triple Lock Plus’ pension pledge.
With the figures quoted ranging from £100 to £2,000, we explain what the policy is and unpack the numbers.
On 30 May, we fact checked BBC Question Time live, with a panel featuring Conservative and Labour politicians, plus Reform UK’s Nigel Farage.
Our round-up covers claims on NHS waiting lists, the Conservatives’ national service proposals, the size of the army and Labour’s plans to tax private school fees.
Our General Election 2024 blog has rolling coverage of what we’re fact checking in the second week of the campaign.
Read our snap analysis of claims we’ve seen so far, including on knife crime, small boat arrivals and tax cuts.
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