From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
DSMA notice, or d-notices, are not legally binding and cover a range of general topics related to national security rather than specific events. Read
A swing capability and an extending top have been added to the drop ride. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Renovations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s home were paid for out of public money. Read
Some people with testicular cancer can get a positive result on a pregnancy test. But it is not a conclusive way of diagnosing yourself. Read
Tweets claiming Mr Field threatened a girl on the tube and is in favour of beating women and children are fake. Read
Scandalous quotes about Scotland attributed to Boris Johnson were actually from a parody article. Read
Environment
The UK has made fast progress on tackling climate change by cutting carbon emissions, but is set to miss long-term targets. Read
Education
The claim there are 1.9 million more children in good and outstanding schools since 2010 is technically accurate, but it doesn’t factor in increasing pupil numbers or changing inspection practices. Read
Labour used misleading figures, but there is evidence to show that the solar industry in the UK is stagnating. Read
Education
A quarter of year 6 students (10 to 11 year-olds) in England do not achieve the expected reading level in their SATs. This doesn’t mean they can’t read. Read
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