Argos is not selling PlayStations for under £2
Argos says the offer is not genuine. Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Monzo is not closing all customers’ accounts
A Facebook post which wrongly claimed the online bank is closing everyone’s accounts was shared over 1,500 times before being deleted. Read
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Education
School statistics don’t show 140,000 children ‘never came back’ after pandemic disruption
A figure quoted in the Sun by Baroness Karren Brady is the number of pupils who missed at least 50% of sessions last summer, not the number who’ve disappeared completely. Read
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Abandoned baby hoax uses old photo from US
The photograph actually shows a baby that was found at Minneapolis Airport in 2022. Read
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Man pictured with caravan has not gone missing in Grimsby
The picture used to show the man has previously been shared online in the US with claims the caravan in it has been stolen. Read
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Sand was not used to fill potholes along the coronation procession route
King Charles’s carriage passed patches of sand, which some claimed had been used to fill potholes. Read
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Health
Four claims about GP numbers fact checked
The launch of the government’s new primary care plan prompted a raft of apparently contradictory claims about GP numbers. Read
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Photo of ‘chemtrails’ shows contrails made from water vapour
A picture of so-called “chemtrails” shows frozen trails of water vapour and not harmful chemicals being purposefully sprayed in the atmosphere. Read
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Health
Errors corrected in Sun article about Ray Liotta’s cause of death
An online article in the Sun gave the wrong definitions for pulmonary oedema and respiratory insufficiency, and mixed up the link between diabetes and atherosclerosis. Read
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Immigration
You can’t apply for asylum in the UK through the UNHCR
The UN’s refugee agency has clarified that there is no way for people to apply for asylum in the UK through the agency, after comments made by the Home Secretary. Read
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