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Testing the claims of people in power. For more news follow @Channel4News

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Ciaran Jenkins@C4Ciaran
18 Dec 2025
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So male victims are included in the data the government will measure on halving violence against women and girls. And girls under 16 are not.

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The government’s flagship pledge to halve violence against women and girls will use a measure that excludes girls under 16 - and includes men victims. Read the latest from @FactCheck channel4.com/news/factcheck-…

FactCheck: key government ‘violence against women and girls’ measure includes men and excludes girls

The government has today revealed more details about its flagship manifesto pledge to “halve violence against women and girls in a decade”.

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Did Rachel Reeves break manifesto tax pledge in the Budget?channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

Did Rachel Reeves break manifesto tax pledge in the Budget?

The 2024 Labour manifesto promised that a Labour Government would not raise taxes on “working people”.  But due to the recent Budget, almost 1 million of us will be paying more tax.

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23 Oct 2025
We’re so proud that @Channel4News once again sweeps the nominations at this year’s British Journalism Awards - with the juries recognising our commitment to Gaza, the 7-year investigation into the Church of England, innovations across our FactCheck brand in its 20th year and our outstanding digital journalism. Huge congratulations to the whole team, on and off screen!
Press Gazette@pressgazette
23 Oct 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 British Journalism Awards finalists, sponsored by @StarlingBank. This is brave work those wielding careless power would rather see suppressed. Bravo to all involved 👏👏👏pressgazette.co.uk/press-gaz…
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29 Sep 2025
EXCLUSIVE: The value of UK arms imported by Israel hit a record high in June this year, @FactCheck can reveal. Read the full analysis here: channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck: value of UK arms imported by Israel ‘reached record high in June’

Our exclusive analysis looks at 8 million rows of data from the Israel Tax Authority

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Donald Trump claimed there’s a link between women taking paracetamol during pregnancy and their children having autism. @FactCheck takes a look at the evidence - and what experts have to say. channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck: Trump’s claims about pregnancy, paracetamol and autism

President Donald Trump has claimed that there’s a link between women taking paracetamol during pregnancy and their children having autism.

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Aid seekers make up quarter of all killed in Gaza since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation operation began. @FactCheck takes a look. channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck: Aid seekers make up quarter of all killed in Gaza since GHF operation began

Data from the non-profit ACLED shows over 1100 civilians killed seeking aid in recent weeks

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Israeli data shows that only 14% of the aid needed in Gaza has entered since May. @FactCheck takes a look. channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck: Only 14 per cent of aid needed has entered Gaza since May, Israeli data shows

UN agencies say two in five Gazans are now going days without food.

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Will doctors and nurses go on strike again? @FactCheck takes a look at the ongoing NHS pay disputes. channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck: Will doctors and nurses strike again? NHS pay disputes – explained

FactCheck takes a look at the pay disputes - and if more strikes will take place.

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The UK government is lowering the voting age to 16. @FactCheck spoke to experts to find out what this could mean for future elections. channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck Q&A: government to lower UK voting age to 16

Sixteen and seventeen year olds will be able to vote in the next general election. We’ve spoken to experts about what it could mean for the outcome of future elections.

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Tens of thousands of Afghans could have been put at risk by a major data leak from the Ministry of Defence, forcing the government to bring thousands of people to the UK in secret at a cost of nearly half a billion pounds already. @FactCheck takes a look. channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck: the secret Afghan data leak explained

The catastrophic breach could have put tens of thousands of people at risk.

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How will the UK-France migrant deal work - and will it deter small boat crossings? @FactCheck takes a look. channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck: the UK-France small boats deal explained

The UK and France have struck a new deal to tackle the small boats crisis. FactCheck takes a look.

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The government lacks a ‘coherent plan’ on flagship education pledge, says committee of MPs. @FactCheck takes a look. channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck: government lacks ‘coherent plan’ on 6,500 new teachers pledge, says Public Accounts...

Recruiting 6,500 more teachers was one of Labour’s flagship election promises, featuring heavily in the party’s manifesto and campaign tour.

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The disability benefits rebellion explained - @factcheck takes a look 👇channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck: the disability benefits rebellion explained

Keir Starmer’s government won the vote after two major u-turns, but some MPs remain unhappy with the result. FactCheck takes a look at how the disability benefits rebellion unfolded.

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@Channel4News
2 Jul 2025
This week marks a year since Keir Starmer took office. Channel 4 News’ @FactCheck team has analysed dozens of Labour’s key election pledges to find out how much the government has achieved – or not – in its first twelve months. channel4.com/starmer

StarmerTracker: what Labour promised in 2024, and what it’s achieved so far

Labour made dozens of promises in the 2024 election campaign. So, how much has the government achieved - or not - in its first year?

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@Channel4News
30 Apr 2025
Donald Trump is off track to deliver at least 17 of his election pledges, according to analysis by our @FactCheck team.
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Georgina Lee@lee_georgina
30 Apr 2025
We've @FactCheck-ed Donald Trump's progress on 65 campaign pledges. Of those, we find he: ✔️Has delivered or is on track to keep 30 promises ✖️Is off track or has taken no meaningful action on 17 The rest are just too early to judge. #100DaysofTrump #DonaldTrump #DonaldJTrump
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How many promises has Donald Trump kept in his first 100 days? We’ve analysed a million words from his election speeches - and given dozens of pledges the @FactCheck treatment. Head to channel4.com/trump to find out more.
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@Channel4News
30 Apr 2025
Donald Trump has got a lot done in his first 100 days. We’ve found 30 promises from the election campaign that he’s kept or is on track to deliver.
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When will Pope Francis be buried and how will the next Pope be chosen? channel4.com/news/factcheck/…

FactCheck: when will Pope Francis be buried and how will the next Pope be chosen?

What happens now that the Pope's death has been announced - and when will the next Pope be chosen?

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