Senior Political Journalist
An image of a BBC World News tweet about the announcement is photoshopped, and Saudi Arabia has revealed no such plans. Read
Health
An article claiming the monkeypox outbreak is evidence that the Covid-19 vaccine causes a form of AIDS is not based in fact. Read
Health
A tweet also shared to Facebook claiming the FDA said 71 times more heart attacks occurred following the Covid-19 vaccine than any other vaccine is inaccurate. Read
False claims that the photo of the replica vessel shows a 282-year-old ship returning to London have been circulating online for years. Read
A quote that has been often misattributed to Freud may actually have been first shared by a Twitter user. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
After Boris Johnson claimed at PMQs that 72,000 jobs have been delivered by Crossrail, we’ve looked at the numbers. Read
White vapour trails often seen in the sky are thin clouds of condensation left by aircraft engines—not evidence of a conspiracy to poison the planet. Read
Despite claims that they’re just CGI artwork, detailed images of the sun being shared on Facebook seem to be real. Read
Health
While a Daily Express headline suggests otherwise, the proportion of Britons forecast to be obese or severely obese by 2040 is actually 36%. Read
Health
False claims circulating on social media about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine are not based on newly published documents. Read
