BlackRock doesn’t own 75% of Ancestry
A Facebook claim that the investment management firm BlackRock has a majority stake in the genealogy website ancestry.com is false. 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.
Health
£37 billion was the two-year budget for NHS Test and Trace, not how much was spent
Posts questioning where the £37 billion allocated to Test and Trace was spent have been shared hundreds of times on social media. Read
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There’s no evidence Jean-Claude Van Damme is Muslim
A quote about him not getting job offers after converting to Islam is likely false. Read
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Amber Heard did not quote The Talented Mr Ripley during trial
A viral claim that the actor quoted a film during the opening lines of her testimony during the trial of a defamation case brought against her by Johnny Depp is false. Read
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Health
Facebook image promoting vaccine damage payments scheme is not an official government poster
The poster includes a link to a genuine scheme, which has existed since before the pandemic, under which people severely disabled by vaccines can apply for £120,000. Read
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Health
Covid vaccines haven’t been mandated in the EU ‘under the radar’ under ‘Resolution 2361’
A post on Facebook claims that the European Council has removed its objection to mandatory Covid-19 vaccines. Read
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No evidence John Lennon quote about happiness is real
Despite versions being shared many times online, there’s no evidence the former Beatle ever said it. Read
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No evidence inspiring Facebook quote comes from Sir Anthony Hopkins
Advice that people should “say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure” appears to have been written by the founder of an online lifestyle brand in 2015. Read
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Education
Reports that ‘most teachers’ are suffering from depression are based on a self-selecting survey
The data comes from members of the NASUWT teaching union who chose to complete its survey, so it can’t reliably tell us about the wellbeing of teachers as a whole. Read
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No hard evidence behind claim holidaymakers have 50% chance of ‘timely’ passport renewal
This figure is an estimate from an economic consultancy and doesn’t appear to be based on statistical data. Read
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