The latest figures show there are 7.8 million cases waiting for planned treatment in England—but only 6.5 million people, because some are waiting for more than one thing.
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Full Fact→ Around 6.5 million patients in England on hospital waiting lists
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves seems to have mistaken the number of treatments waiting to begin with the number of individuals awaiting treatment.
Full Fact→ Wes Streeting wrong to say a million more patients waiting than a year ago
The latest official data shows that about half a million more people are waiting for planned treatment in England. Labour used a less reliable figure for its comparison.
The Dispatch→ Hezbollah Plays the Waiting Game
The Iranian-backed group continues to tease involvement in the Israel-Hamas war.
Full Fact→ Are patients in Wales twice as likely to be on an NHS waiting list as those in England?
The health secretary has not explained what his claim was based on, but the best comparable data we can find suggests those in Wales are around 60% more likely to be on a waiting list.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real British Policeman Questioning Motorist Waiting At Train Station — It’s A Skit
Does a video posted on social media show a genuine British police officer questioning a driver, who is waiting for a friend at a train station, to exclude him as a suspect in a crime "that may or may not be currently in progress"? No, tha
Full Fact→ Waiting lists can’t be compared through the whole history of the NHS
Last week Sir Keir Starmer claimed that Labour achieved the shortest waiting lists “in history”, while Wes Streeting said it had delivered the shortest waiting times.
Full Fact→ How many people died while on waiting lists?
Apparently contradictory research from Labour and the Times suggests that either 121,000 or 340,000 people died while waiting for treatment in England last year.
The Dispatch→ The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Donald Trump’s looming legal developments have Democrats strategizing for 2024.
Full Fact→ No clear evidence of a significant fall in average waiting times
The health minister Maria Caulfield said that NHS England waiting times were falling “drastically”. The latest data does not support this.
FactCheck.org→ Sam Bankman-Fried Under House Arrest and Awaiting Trial, Contrary to Online Claims
Quick Take FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in 2022 for allegedly defrauding customers by stealing billions of dollars for personal use, including nearly $38 million in political donations to Democrats. Online posts falsely claim the B
Full Fact→ Are community diagnostic centres ‘cutting’ NHS waiting lists?
Diagnostic and treatment waiting lists have both grown, but the government says they’d be even longer without the additional checks and scans delivered by CDCs.
Full Fact→ The overall NHS waiting list continues to rise
Rishi Sunak says the government’s “cutting waiting lists”. That’s true in the case of some specific NHS waiting lists, but not for the main list overall.
Logically→ Video of Karnataka footballers waiting outside Chief Minister’s house shared with misleading claim
The Dispatch→ Waiting for the SCOTUS Hit Parade
SCOTUS backlog raises eyebrows.Continue reading Waiting for the SCOTUS Hit Parade »
Logically→ Edited video falsely claims that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was waiting for Sonia Gandhi’s permission to sit down
The Dispatch→ Is the GOP Just Waiting for a Fresh Start?
Former President Donald Trump appears at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 4, 2023.(Photo by Andrew Kelly/AFP/Getty Images.)Whatever happens in Manhattan, weightier indictments might prompt Republicans to reject Donald Trump.Continue re
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley’s Campaign-in-Waiting Starts its Engines
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19, 2022.(Photo by WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty Images)Two existing Haley groups form the foundation of a poss
Logically→ An image from the recent economic crisis in Pakistan shows people standing in line waiting for food.
A 2010 image of Pakistan flood victims waiting for food and water in Sukkur has been falsely shared as the recent economic crisis in Pakistan.
Full Fact→ No evidence small boat arrivals beat NHS waiting lists
A Facebook post claims people arriving in small boats can beat the NHS waiting lists.
Full Fact→ Two week waiting time for GP appointments not official requirement
Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey has described calls for a two week waiting time for GP appointments as an “expectation” rather than a requirement.
Snopes→ Uvalde’s New Anguish: Video Shows Police Waiting in School
A new wave of anger swept through Uvalde over surveillance footage of police officers in body armor milling in the hallway of Robb Elementary School.
PolitiFact→ Van Wanggaard – Wisconsin GOP state Sen. Wanggaard off-base with claim about suicide prevention, gun waiting periods
Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life."
Snopes→ Report: Police Knew of Injured at Texas School While Waiting
Sixty officers had assembled on the scene by the time four officers made entry, according to the report.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Screenshot Of Ship-Tracking Map Does NOT Prove All Ships Shown Along Chinese Coast Are ‘Waiting To Dock’
Does a screenshot of a ship-tracking map prove that all the ships shown along the Chinese coast were "waiting to dock" because of China's COVID-19 strategy? No, that's not true: The screenshot provided no context for the claim, and it sho
Snopes→ Pope Offers to Meet Putin, Still Waiting to Hear Back
Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper he had offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
Snopes→ Biden, Europe Waiting on Key SWIFT Sanction Against Russia
U.S. and European officials are holding one key financial sanction against Russia in reserve.
PolitiFact→ Shelia Stubbs – Stubbs’ 48-hour gun waiting period statement backed by some studies, but other factors muddy claim
"48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
Snopes→ Vid Shows Cops Waiting for Costco Thieves to Emerge from Fire Exit
The incident originally occurred in Seattle, Washington, on March 15, 2018.
Poynter→ An image of a map doesn’t show hundreds of ‘sitting’ ships waiting to dock at US ports
Amid a real-world supply chain backlog at the Port of Los Angeles, social media users are sharing images of maps that appear to show hordes of vessels idling in ocean waters, waiting to dock. “All sitting ships… I don’t care what y’al
Full Fact→ Covid testing hasn’t left 12 million on NHS waiting lists
A Facebook post shares a meme which says “Britain in 2021: We are currently testing millions of people who aren’t ill, whilst not treating 12 million people who are ill”. The caption of the post then says that this backlog of “g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer CEO’s Israel Visit Was NOT Canceled ‘Because He Was Not Vaccinated’– He Was Awaiting Second Dose Of Two-Shot Vaccine
Was a trip to Israel by the CEO of Pfizer canceled "because he was not vaccinated"? No, that's not true: Albert Bourla canceled his trip because while he had had his first shot, he was still waiting for the second shot of the two-step Pf
Snopes→ Condemned Sex Offender Dies Awaiting Execution in 4 Deaths
A 74-year-old sex offender sentenced to death for killing a woman and three of her children has died on death row, California corrections officials said.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson promised to publish his Dyson communications—we’re still waiting on “all the details”
During an exchange at Prime Minister’s Questions last week, Boris Johnson promised to publish “all the details” of his conversations about procuring ventilators with the entrepreneur Sir James Dyson. He also later confirmed to a journ
Snopes→ Some States to Seek Gun Waiting Periods After Shootings
Gun control advocates say mandating a window of even a couple of days between the purchase of a gun and taking possession can give more time for background checks.
Snopes→ Would Georgia Bill Outlaw Giving Food, Water to Voters Waiting in Line?
Some people allege that so-called "line warming" may be a form of voter intimidation.
Snopes→ Dog Spent Days Outside Turkish Hospital Waiting for Owner
A devoted dog has spent days waiting outside a hospital in northern Turkey where her sick owner was receiving treatment.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deep State Did NOT Unplug RBG After Waiting Until Trump Had No Time To Fill Her Seat
Did the "Deep State" keep Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg alive just long enough so that President Trump would not have enough time to replace her on the Supreme Court, setting up a "combustible state of limbo" for the United States after the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deep State Did NOT Unplug RBG After Waiting Until Trump Had No Time To Fill Her Seat
Did the "Deep State" keep Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg alive just long enough so that President Trump would not have enough time to replace her on the Supreme Court, setting up a "combustible state of limbo" for the United States after the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Text Message Saying There’s An Unclaimed Package Waiting Is NOT A Sex Trafficking Tool — But It Is A Scam
Is a text message saying there's an unclaimed package waiting linked to sex trafficking? No, that's not true. A meme has gone viral showing a text message saying there's a package for the recipient, with the meme claiming the link in the