From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
A baseless claim linking Lord Rothschild’s death with a manoeuvre by the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment has been circulating online. Read
Health
It seems the health service actually calculated that 3.4 million children might have missed at least one vaccine dose. Read
This claim appears in a fake Euronews video that appeared on the Russian news site Pravda last month. Read
Treasury minister Gareth Davies claimed “nearly 50 Labour MPs” are not seeking re-election, but according to the Institute for Government only 17 have publicly announced they won’t be standing. Read
The graph, which has been shared widely online in recent months, suggests the number of civilian deaths per airstrike in Gaza last year was significantly lower than in other conflicts. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves claimed that government borrowing “goes up in every year” of the OBR’s latest forecast published this week. Read
There are clues within the picture that it is not a genuine photograph of the royal children. Read
Untrue claims about the authorship and authenticity of Anne Frank’s diary have been circulating online—including that it was written in ballpoint pen after the Second World War. Read
The footage actually shows an explosion at a warehouse in Michigan in the United States. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Disposable household income has increased in real terms under the Conservative party, but it’s also true that real income growth has been weaker than levels seen under the last Labour government. Read
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