From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
World
A clip of a huge wave hitting a beach has been shared following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia—but this is old footage and not related to current warnings. Read
United States
The image appears to show the US President and his daughter when she was young, with Epstein in the foreground. But it is actually a composite of two different photos. Read
United States
The fake image has been circulating since at least May 2023. Read
World
There have been genuine reports of Egyptians doing this, but the images in these posts aren’t real and were made using AI. Read
Immigration
Footage is being shared again on Facebook with misleading captions implying it depicts a dog being barbecued in the Irish capital. It is actually a pig. Read
Immigration
Thousands of people have viewed a video supposedly featuring a former ‘migrant hotel employee’, who makes a number of incorrect claims about what government support asylum seekers receive. Read
Culture & Society
The videos appear to feature recordings of Princess Anne making a number of claims about Queen Camilla and Princess Charlotte, but the audio clips are not real. Read
United States
Social media posts are sharing a quote attributed to President Trump about watching teenage girls dress, but this is not what he actually said. Read
Shopping
Aldi has confirmed that this is not a genuine promotion. Read
Politics
The home secretary did not write a column headlined: “If you suspect a family member, a neighbour, a friend or a work colleague of being Far-Right please inform the police immediately”. Read
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