Daily fact checks
Every day the site picks the most surprising claim made in the past week in official announcements and in Parliament about a national figure the Office for National Statistics measures, and tests it point by point against the ONS's own data. If it doesn't stand up, the page shows exactly where it falls down.
1 check so far: 0 do not hold up, 0 partly hold up and 1 hold up. Each page lists its rules and an archived copy of every source. Earlier fact checks are in all subjects.
November 2026
- holds upSir Christopher Chope on the national debt, 22 October 2026: holds up
Sir Christopher Chope said: “The headline today is that we now have £3 trillion of national debt, which represents an increase of £1 trillion over the last six years.” Checked point by point against the ONS's own figures: holds up.