These trees weren’t cut down because of 5G
The trees in a Serbian town were being felled as part of a redevelopment project, and were due to be replaced. 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.
This picture doesn’t show someone wearing a hazmat suit to install 5G
It’s more likely that they’re cleaning the mobile phone tower in a suit to protect their skin and clothes. Read
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There is no EU police force being rolled out in the UK
The EU is not rolling out its own police force in the UK as part of its PESCO strategy. Read
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This FOI about vaccines is real
The UK Vaccine Damage Payment provides payments to people who are severely disabled by vaccines. Read
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Environment
How many plastic straws do we use?
In recent years estimates for the number of plastic straws used in the UK or in England alone have ranged from around 4 billion to 40 billion. All of these figures carry a high degree of uncertainty. Read
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This image does not show Nigel Farage wearing a gollywog badge
This picture has been edited to show Nigel Farage wearing a gollywog badge. Read
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There is no evidence to suggest Nigel Farage was a member of the National Front.
There is no evidence to suggest Nigel Farage was a member of the National Front. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What happened to council funding, welfare spending and police numbers under the Coalition?
Andrew Marr correctly quoted a number of figures on reductions in welfare spending, council funding and police numbers under the Coalition, during an interview on his show. Read
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There’s no evidence that this man was attacked because he’s in the armed forces
A member of the British armed forces was hit by a car in West Yorkshire. There’s no evidence that he was attacked for being in the armed forces. Read
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Measles is not the “number one side effect” of the MMR vaccine
It’s incorrect to claim that measles and death are side effects of the MMR. Read
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