From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Posts circulating on social media have shared a BBC headline claiming it relates to London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone, but it actually relates to the congestion charge. Read
Posts circulating on social media claim the UK’s new chancellor has announced “new pension rules”, but we could find no evidence this was true or that she said the quote being attributed to her. Read
Health
There is currently no known cure for diabetes. Read
A picture appearing to show former US president Donald Trump sitting alongside convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is not genuine. Read
Labour’s shadow health secretary has said the recording circulating on social media is a fake. Read
Some centralised functions for the Labour party, of which Scottish Labour is a subsidiary, are run from this location. Read
The bills referred to were for her London home and claiming these costs is allowed under parliamentary rules. Read
Claims that Olena Zelenska, wife of the Ukrainian president, spent millions on a luxury car have been shared widely online. Read
The SNP has claimed Labour’s energy plans could cost up “up to 100,000 Scottish jobs”. Read
Labour says there are 100 times as many potholes in the UK as craters on the moon, but recent data suggests that’s probably not true. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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