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Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

Fact-Checks

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Dec 19, 2025
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What did Nigel Farage say about Vladimir Putin in interviews or speeches since 2022?

Nigel Farage repeatedly argued since 2022 that Western policies — particularly the eastward expansion of NATO and the EU — helped “provoke” Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while also ...

Nov 7, 2025
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Which UK politicians have spoken at the World Economic Forum in the past 5 years?

UK politicians confirmed to have spoken at World Economic Forum events in the past five years include Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon at Riyadh 2024, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...

Nov 27, 2025
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How have other politicians handled similar allegations of substance use?

Politicians who have faced allegations or admissions of past drug use have responded in a few recurring ways: public admission and framing it as youthful experimentation or recovery; denial and callin...

Nov 18, 2025

What evidence exists of BBC political bias in UK election coverage since 2019?

Allegations of BBC political bias during UK election coverage since 2019 are documented primarily as large volumes of complaints, party complaints, academic critiques of framing, and polemical comment...

Oct 11, 2025

How does Donald Trump's lying frequency compare to other politicians?

Donald Trump’s frequency of false or misleading statements is not directly addressed by the three supplied analyses; none provides a quantitative comparison between Trump and other politicians, so . T...

Dec 13, 2025

What happened to the money Boris promised the NHS on the bus?

The Vote Leave bus slogan — “We send the EU £350 million a week — let’s fund our NHS instead” — was a political claim, not a government line-item transfer; reporting and analysis show it was disputed ...

Nov 13, 2025

Have other politicians been accused of falling asleep on the job?

Yes. Multiple politicians across countries and decades have been publicly accused or reported to have fallen asleep during official duties, from parliamentary debates to international summits. Reporti...

Nov 1, 2025

Boris Brings Brexit, Epstein Pimp Threatened Victims, Revival Sweeps Hong Kong

The three short claims trace separate newslines: public opinion links Boris Johnson to Brexit’s perceived failure, multiple victims allege Jeffrey Epstein used threats to control them, and Hong Kong s...

Jan 27, 2026

How did UK fact-checkers evaluate the £350 million-a-week Brexit claim?

UK fact-checkers overwhelmingly judged the “” slogan to be misleading or false: the figure represented a gross number not 's net payment after the rebate and receipts, and independent checkers such as...

Dec 17, 2025

What are the most prominent cases of Nigel Farage spreading misinformation on Brexit?

Nigel Farage is repeatedly implicated in the spread of misleading or demonstrably false claims tied to the Brexit campaign; academic analyses and investigative reporting single out his social-media ac...

Nov 28, 2025

Which UK Prime Ministers or former Prime Ministers have spoken at Davos since 2020?

Available reporting identifies several UK prime ministers and former prime ministers who spoke at or appeared in Davos events since 2020, most notably former PMs Tony Blair, David Cameron and Boris Jo...

Oct 21, 2025

What are the names of UK politicians who have spoken at pro-Israel group events?

Several UK politicians are documented as having spoken at or associated with pro‑Israel group events; reporting across 2024–2025 names as speakers or linked figures with Conservative Friends of Israel...

Jan 24, 2026

How was the £350 million per week Brexit NHS figure calculated and by whom?

The claim was not a magic accounting discovery but a cherry-picked headline derived from for 's gross payments into budget, seized and amplified by the during the ; it ignored rebates, EU spending tha...

Jan 16, 2026

What fact-checking organizations have evaluated the £350 million NHS claim and what did they find?

Multiple reputable fact‑checking organisations — including Full Fact, the BBC/major news fact‑checkers, Channel 4 News’ FactCheck and international outlets such as Reuters and AP acting in a fact‑chec...