Economy, Business & Finance
Katie Lam wrongly claims welfare has exceeded income tax ‘for the first time ever’
Welfare has exceeded income tax for more than a decade, as we said in our last fact check about this. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Welfare has exceeded income tax for more than a decade, as we said in our last fact check about this. Read
Shopping
The retailer confirmed this isn’t a genuine Currys deal, and the video promoting it on social media was made with AI. Read
Health
The trade body representing UK tanning salons says people can get a safe tan—contradicting health authorities and experts around the world. Read
Shopping
We’ve spotted more Facebook posts falsely claiming to share supposedly secret deals from Tesco. Read
Crime
BBC News has corrected an article which claimed that killings of women by men were increasing. Read
Health
A man in a video wrongly says that wearing sunglasses stops people tanning and causes cancer. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Welfare spending, which includes state pensions, has been higher than income tax for at least 13 years, contrary to a claim in the Conservatives’ Alternative King’s Speech. Read
Politics
We’ve detected Google’s AI watermark in the video, which has other signs it can’t be trusted. Read
Shopping
The ads contain videos that say people of a certain age can apply for a voucher for a free meal. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Whether Rachel Reeves or Mel Stride is right depends on the time period you’re looking at, because inflation has fallen recently, but is still higher than it was at the last general election. Read