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| What claims from the UK general election should we fact check? | What claims from the UK general election should we fact check? |
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| We want to hear from readers who have heard or seen something from a political party that doesn’t sound right | We want to hear from readers who have heard or seen something from a political party that doesn’t sound right |
| Throughout the 2019 election campaign, the Guardian will be fact-checking claims made by political parties as they battle for seats in the House of Commons. | Throughout the 2019 election campaign, the Guardian will be fact-checking claims made by political parties as they battle for seats in the House of Commons. |
| Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem, Green Party, Brexit Party, independent or other – we will be scrutinising what all candidates for parliament are saying to test their veracity. | Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem, Green Party, Brexit Party, independent or other – we will be scrutinising what all candidates for parliament are saying to test their veracity. |
| We will be keeping an eye on contenders well-known or new to politics, from set-piece speeches to remarks made on the doorstep, from appearances on the Today programme to BBC Question Time and from pamphlets shoved through doors to posts on social media. | We will be keeping an eye on contenders well-known or new to politics, from set-piece speeches to remarks made on the doorstep, from appearances on the Today programme to BBC Question Time and from pamphlets shoved through doors to posts on social media. |
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| How to get in touch | How to get in touch |
| If you see or hear something that doesn’t sound right, and want to flag it to the Guardian fact-check team, please contact us here: factcheck@theguardian.com | If you see or hear something that doesn’t sound right, and want to flag it to the Guardian fact-check team, please contact us here: factcheck@theguardian.com |
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