Pelicans don’t push their spines out of their mouths to cool down
A widely-shared meme actually shows birds yawning. 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.
Fake Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe photo makes it look like husband and daughter aren’t smiling
A picture shared by an MP of the family has been digitally altered. Read
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Ukraine is not enacting the ‘Great Reset’ with an app
An app available to Ukrainians is how those who’ve lost their job because of the war can get a one-off payment, but it doesn’t mean the introduction of a social credit scheme. Read
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Video doesn’t show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together after invasion
The clip was uploaded at least six days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine even began. Read
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The House of Lords’ daily allowance is about what Universal Credit pays in a month—but peers don’t get it every day
This is the daily allowance for doing parliamentary work in the House. However, not all Lords can claim it, or do. Read
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Health
US military deaths didn’t increase by 1,100% last year
Claims of a huge spike in deaths are based on faulty data. Read
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List of MPs’ crimes isn’t true
This list was supposed to describe the crimes of members of the US Congress more than 20 years ago, and even then it wasn’t verifiable. Read
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A video of a failed grenade launcher does not show Russian army
A longer version says it shows the Kenyan army. Read
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Video of someone smoking in a body bag was taken on set of a music video
Claims that the video shows a ‘dead body in Ukraine’ smoking are false. Read
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Health
Labour overstates amount spent on ‘dodgy PPE’ which will be burnt
The Government did write off £8.7 billion spent on PPE—but not all of that relates to equipment which will be burnt. Read
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