Get your general election facts — the REAL facts — right here
Erroneous claims. Numbers that don't add up. Fake news. Dubious facts.
This is what we the public must deal with in the run-up to elections. And just because the UK general election on Thursday came up by surprise, doesn't mean that the political parties haven't had plenty of time to make their claims.
We've teamed up with Full Fact, the UK's independent and non-partisan factchecking organisation, to bring you these checks and debunks of the issues most important to you. If you just can't get enough, there's plenty more on their site, where they check all sorts of claims from politicians and the media.
Bring on the facts! Just click on the linked titles (which are in no particular order) to find out more:
Mental health
University applications
Brexit and the single market
Student debt
Immigration and wages
Income inequality
Full Fact have a cross-party board and a conflict of interest policy. You can find out more about their impartiality here https://fullfact.org/about/funding/
Topics Politics
Liza Hearon was the Deputy Editor for Mashable UK. Liza started her career in journalism writing about punk bands for a 'zine in Florida, and her wanderlust has led her to work for news organisations in Russia, Japan and now London. Prior to joining Mashable, she was the European homepage editor for the Wall Street Journal. Liza loves podcasts, karaoke and really, really spicy food.
