Claim: The IMF says that the UK will be the fastest-growing advanced economy in the world in 2016.
Fact-check: The economic outlook: IMF or IFS? - Full Fact
Verdict: not correct. the imf forecasts gdp growth of 1.8% for the uk in 2016, the 18th highest among the 39 countries it calls 'advanced economies'.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2016-11-30T00:00:00