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2024 September


How does revenue from tobacco duties compare to the cost of smoking to the NHS?

How does revenue from tobacco duties compare to the cost of smoking to the NHS?

Speakingto journalists on the possibility of an outdoor smoking ban, Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton, said that the tax revenues generated by tobacco were “four to five times the cost of the NHS annually”.


Posts Misrepresent Video of Biden with Trump Hat

Posts Misrepresent Video of Biden with Trump Hat

And on Facebook, Peggy Hubbard — who ran unsuccessfully in 2022 to be the Republican Senate candidate from Illinois — posted a screenshot from the video and said, “HEY KAMALA!


Trump did not say he ‘blew up the Nord Stream pipeline’

Trump did not say he ‘blew up the Nord Stream pipeline’

The video included two clips of Trump, one from a 2023 interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and the other from the presidential debate.


Sen. Jon Tester misleads on Tim Sheehy’s abortion stance

Sen. Jon Tester misleads on Tim Sheehy’s abortion stance

But it has an element of truth, because he’s also articulated support for states making their own decisions on what parameters to set for abortion policy, and this could empower legislators to ignore his advice about including exceptions.


The aftermath of misinformation about Haitians in Ohio

The aftermath of misinformation about Haitians in Ohio

Dorsainvil’s fear started during ABC’s Sept. 10 presidential debate from Philadelphia, when former President Donald Trump repeated a debunked claim about migrants in this small city about 45 miles west of Columbus, the state’s capital.


No, Donald Trump did not insult soldiers during call on Fox News

No, Donald Trump did not insult soldiers during call on Fox News

A video circulating online appears to show a televised phone call in which former US president and Republican nominee Donald Trump seemingly insults soldiers on Fox News.


Are recent migrants prioritised for council housing?

Are recent migrants prioritised for council housing?

It added that as the proposed UK connection test “would have little to no discernible policy impact and that eligibility criteria for social housing is already tightly defined, the government does not agree that its introduction would be a justifiable use of taxpayer money.


Deceptive clip warps Walz’s Nebraska antigay laws comment

Deceptive clip warps Walz’s Nebraska antigay laws comment

(Walz’s conservative critics have used the moniker in a derogatory manner to refer to his advocacy for making free menstrual products available in schools.)


Viral Posts Make Baseless Claim About Harris’ Earrings at the Debate

Viral Posts Make Baseless Claim About Harris’ Earrings at the Debate

The New York Times wrote in 2020 about what it called “The Long History of ‘Hidden Earpiece’ Conspiracy Theories.” The report described unfounded claims that tend to recur every election cycle about hidden electronic devices used by presidential candidates, dating to 2000 when conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh said Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore used an earpiece to receive coaching on NBC’s “Meet the Press” in 2000.


US presidential debate: what misinformation have we seen so far?

US presidential debate: what misinformation have we seen so far?

While Full Fact normally sticks to checking claims made by or about UK politicians, we’ve written about a flurry of misinformation involving the two presidential candidates circulating on social media over the last few months.


Conservative group misleads on Jacky Rosen’s tax vote

Conservative group misleads on Jacky Rosen’s tax vote

A conservative political group tied to Republican strategist and former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove claims in a TV ad that U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., voted to hike taxes on families making less than $75,000 a year.


A Guide to Project 2025

A Guide to Project 2025

For Medicaid, Project 2025 proposes adding work requirements for beneficiaries and “time limits or lifetime caps 
 to disincentivize permanent dependence.” The health insurance program for low-income Americans covered nearly 74 million people in May, according to the latest data.