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FactCheck: dodgy claims of 2008 »

A selection of our favourite questionable political claims and suspect spin - as debunked by FactCheck.

Why has the statistics watchdog criticised the government for "misleading" and "selective" use of statistics?

The PM made an embarrassing gaffe this week, but is a minister trying to rewrite history?

The government claims banning cigarette displays in shops will stop young people smoking. Are they right?

The Tories claim Labour's "tax bombshell" leaves families worse off. FactCheck explodes the numbers.

Have our freedoms come at too high a price?