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June 27, 2020 at 10:44 AM

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June 26, 2020 at 6:30 AM

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May 30, 2020 at 10:59 AM

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May 29, 2020 at 6:30 AM

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May 22, 2020 at 6:30 AM

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April 30, 2020 at 7:00 AM

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April 24, 2020 at 6:30 AM

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April 18, 2020 at 7:29 AM

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April 17, 2020 at 6:29 AM

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April 10, 2020 at 7:29 AM

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April 3, 2020 at 6:29 AM

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April 1, 2020 at 12:33 PM

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March 27, 2020 at 7:29 AM

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March 26, 2020 at 11:57 AM

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March 20, 2020 at 7:30 AM

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March 17, 2020 at 6:29 AM

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March 14, 2020 at 10:59 AM

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March 13, 2020 at 6:14 AM

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March 7, 2020 at 11:14 AM

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March 6, 2020 at 6:59 AM

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February 29, 2020 at 10:59 AM

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February 28, 2020 at 6:00 AM

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February 22, 2020 at 11:14 AM

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February 21, 2020 at 6:30 AM

Full Fact gets six national newspapers to correct false claims

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February 14, 2020 at 6:17 AM

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February 7, 2020 at 6:45 AM

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January 31, 2020 at 6:31 AM

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January 24, 2020 at 6:31 AM

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January 17, 2020 at 7:01 AM

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January 10, 2020 at 6:30 AM

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December 20, 2019 at 7:15 AM

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December 13, 2019 at 9:18 AM

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December 12, 2019 at 6:00 AM

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December 11, 2019 at 7:49 PM

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December 9, 2019 at 11:48 PM

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December 8, 2019 at 11:11 AM

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December 6, 2019 at 11:18 PM

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December 5, 2019 at 5:55 PM

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December 2, 2019 at 7:01 AM

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November 28, 2019 at 5:20 PM

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November 24, 2019 at 6:42 PM

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November 22, 2019 at 11:16 PM

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November 21, 2019 at 6:22 PM

Labour manifesto: fact checked

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November 20, 2019 at 6:41 PM

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November 19, 2019 at 11:09 PM

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