From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Health
Images claiming to show high levels of sulphur dioxide above Wuhan are not based on real satellite data. Read
Prisoners who have a TV in their cell are exempt from the TV licence fee, but pay a weekly rental charge. Read
The figures in this post are either out of date or inaccurate in their claims. However, it is unlikely people are taking them seriously. Read
Immigration
Figures reportedly briefed by the Home Office suggest that migration law change could cut unskilled EU migration by 90,000. That’s higher than the number of unskilled EU migrants coming to the UK now. Read
Education
Research found one in seven parents spend less than 15 minutes a week reading to their young children, but that doesn’t mean one in seven children are read to for less than 15 minutes. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The prime minister is wrong to claim that a government prediction about the benefits of Universal Credit has already come true. Read
Environment
Labour’s claim that net zero emissions won’t be reached until 2099 cannot be proved. Read
Environment
Mr Johnson did not say that climate change in general is a primitive fear without foundation, but has expressed views sceptical of the scale of the human impact on the climate. Read
The Sun was wrong to suggest the BBC had increased the licence fee. The government sets the licence fee. Read
Health
The Royal College of Nursing’s style guide recommended using the word “women” instead of “ladies”. This is for official RCN documentation and not advice to nurses. Read
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