Senior Political Journalist
Economy, Business & Finance
We look at the detail of the Conservative leadership candidate’s proposals for public sector pay, which she has now dropped after criticism. Read
An edited version of the TikTok clip, which supposedly shows a hot dog contaminated by dirt and parasites, has been shared without proper context on Facebook. Read
Health
There’s no evidence of any link between the recent monkeypox virus outbreak and the Covid-19 vaccines, which do not damage immune systems, as a video claims. Read
Health
There’s no evidence that products made by an Amish man who was jailed for breaking FDA laws actually cured disease. Read
Health
A Facebook post which claims cancer is ‘created’ by doctors performing needle biopsies on tumours and that it can be starved by natural remedies is inaccurate and potentially harmful. Read
A Facebook post claims that the WEF has said there will be no need for animal charities in the future as people won’t have pets or eat meat. It hasn’t said this. Read
Quotes about a conspiracy theory claiming Hollywood elites drink baby blood have been wrongly attributed to the actor. Read
Health
It is not true that Japan has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world while the US has the highest, or that Japan does not vaccinate children under two. Read
An image posted to Facebook of two vapour trails left by aircraft does not show how chemtrails differ from contrails. Chemtrails do not exist. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Chancellor had pledged to cut income tax by 1p in 2023 and 2p by 2024 if he became Prime Minister, but available data suggests this would save the average household less than claimed. Read
