From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
The recommendation to raise the pension age to 75 comes from the Centre for Social Justice think tank. There’s no evidence that it’s Conservative Party policy. Read
He did say there was a possibility that he might not, but that he didn’t expect this to be the case. Read
In the original video, Mr Starmer promptly answers Piers Morgan’s question. Read
Europe
The calculation is a fair assessment of the best available forecasts. But those forecasts themselves contain a high degree of uncertainty. Read
A Lib Dem leaflet edited a Guardian headline, which paraphrased the words of Jo Swinson, to make it look like the Guardian said it directly. Read
The interview was edited before being posted by the Conservative party to make Mr Starmer look confused. Read
The claim was spread by a now-deleted tweet. Read
Fiona Bruce and an audience member found themselves each talking about Leave.EU and Vote Leave. Read
Health
Type 2 diabetes sufferers make up one in 10 hospital admissions in England but a small fraction were admitted for type 2 diabetes as the main diagnosis. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Most of the numbers in a viral post about UK and EU workers’ rights are correct, but could benefit from some more context. Read
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