From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Claims that the entire nation of Argentina will begin a 40-day public holiday in November so citizens can watch the World Cup are untrue. Read
The original image shows a real UNESCO world heritage site in Greece. Read
A post claiming that only 15% of McDonald’s beef was found to be beef, and that its sauces and spices contained pork grease is not correct. Read
An Instagram post incorrectly claims that the clip shows a player scoring a goal that relegated his parent club. Read
Health
A video on Instagram falsely claims that microwave ovens destroy all the nutritional value in food and turn it into a “toxin”. Read
Although added ethanol does slightly reduce cars’ fuel economy, the government has said this is being done in order to reduce net carbon emissions. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford claimed last week that the Conservatives have “pushed millions of people into poverty”. Read
A photo of rubbish at the Glastonbury festival site used to criticise environmental campaigning is actually from 2015. Read
The picture has been circulating online since at least 2016. Read
Health
There’s no evidence the vaccines affect fertility. Read
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