From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Education
We’ve looked into the data after a series of claims regarding pupil absence rates in England were made on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Read
Health
FOI information obtained by Labour contained errors, which made it appear that a patient had waited continuously in A&E when in fact they left the hospital and returned the following month. Read
Health
The newspaper mistakenly referred to people having heart attacks when discussing access to public defibrillators. The devices should be used in cardiac arrests only—a different condition. Read
The claim has been debunked by tracking site FlightRadar24 since April 2020. Read
A post, first shared in 2016, has recently been reposted by thousands of people online. Read
The video has appeared across social media following the military coup in Niger. Read
A Facebook post claims that Keir Starmer took the government to court so “illegal immigrants” could receive benefits. This is inaccurate. Read
A number of books that quickly appeared as available for sale on Amazon were self-published, which can be done in a matter of days. Read
This claim has been shared by thousands of people on social media. Read
Health
A Facebook post repeats the claim that Covid vaccines are causing death to children on a large scale. This isn’t 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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