Overturned cars in Ukraine were likely flipped by Russian forces, not explosion
A photo of cars in front of an apparently undamaged building is being used to imply an attack was “staged”. 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.
Facebook post’s figures for the state pension and House of Lords allowance are broadly right
Claims on social media about these payments are often inaccurate, but these numbers are correct for the financial year just finished. Read
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Was Rishi Sunak’s in-laws’ company a ‘beneficiary’ of a UK-India trade deal?
An announcement of £1 billion worth of trade and investment between the UK and India included Infosys, as well as a number of other firms. Read
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Picture of Icelandic lake has been edited
The real lake doesn’t look like an eye. Read
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Photographs of aeroplanes don’t prove existence of ‘chemtrails’
Pictures shared online have been falsely claimed to show that the ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theory is correct. Read
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High reported Covid-19 deaths due to Easter holiday backlog
No deaths were reported over the Easter bank holiday weekend, leading to a spike in reports in the following days. The actual number of Covid-19 deaths occurring is falling. Read
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Immigration
Did David Blunkett propose sending asylum seekers abroad in 2004?
We look into Boris Johnson’s claims at PMQs that the former Labour Home Secretary first proposed plans similar to the government’s deal with Rwanda. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour election leaflets and ads wrongly claiming families are ‘£2,620 worse off’
The claim that families are ‘£2,620 worse off’ does not account for any rises in wages or benefits, and is based on some cost estimates which are not reliable. Read
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Boris Johnson makes false employment claim for ninth time in Parliament
The PM claimed there are more people in work than there were before the pandemic. This figure only counts employees and not the self-employed. In total there are 600,000 fewer people in work. Read
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Rishi Sunak’s in-laws’ company isn’t registered in Rwanda
Infosys, the company founded by Akshata Murty’s father, is not registered in Rwanda. Read
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