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After winning the general election in July 2024, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer made a pledge outside Number 10 Downing Street, saying that the public’s “lack of trust” in politics “can only be healed by actions, not words”.

Shortly after this speech, Full Fact wrote to the Prime Minister, setting out some key actions he could take to restore trust in politics.

One year on, our verdict is clear, and damning.

Best wishes,
Jon

FACT CHECKS

This political performance wasn’t staged

By: Evie Townend

A video posted by the Prime Minister showing him speaking to a mother-of-three called Nicola about the Warm Home Discount last month has prompted a series of false claims on social media, with some alleging that the footage was staged with an actress, and filmed in some kind of set.

None of these claims are true. We spoke to the alleged actress who does not appear in the clip, and multiple people present on the day confirmed that Mr Starmer visited Nicola’s home, and that the footage was filmed in her kitchen.

How many medical students are working class?

This week, the health secretary Wes Streeting said in the Sun that Labour’s 10 Year Health Plan will include “fundamental changes to how we recruit people to become doctors”. Specifically, he said it would address the fact that “only 5% of medical school entrants are from a working-class background”.

We looked into the accuracy of this claim and how a ‘working-class background’ is defined.

COMMENT: The web just got a little harder to trust

By: Andrew Dudfield

Google has quietly removed one of its key features in tagging and displaying fact checks, effectively de-prioritising this content and making it harder for people to access reliable information.

In the example shown above, Google’s fact check search listings used to show a summary of a claim and its verdict provided by a fact checking organisation such as Full Fact. The change may appear small but its impact is potentially huge, as these labels have been seen globally billions of times a year.

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By: Sian Bayley

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By: Sian Bayley

London Mayor is not building 40,000 new council homes ‘prioritised for Muslims’

By: Charlotte Green

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