From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Sport
Blurred and distorted faces of fans in the crowd and the misspelling of ‘Liverpool’ are clues the image has been created using AI. Read
Culture & Society
There’s no evidence for claims it was to not “offend” the festival’s crowd—the RAF says it’s because the planes were repositioning between bases. Read
Politics
Ms Sultana’s face appears to blur and glitch as the water covers her, which is a clue indicating the video was very likely made using AI. Read
Immigration
The Conservatives haven’t fully explained the calculations behind this claim, but based on the details reported it is not reliable. Read
Sport
The footage has been online since at least 14 May, several weeks before the accident in which the Liverpool forward and his brother died. Read
Science & Technology
A clip of Albert Bourla, in which he appears to refer to a goal of reducing the number of people in the world by 50%, has been edited. He did not say this. Read
Culture & Society
An apparent screenshot from a website with a description stating haggis is a traditional Israeli pudding has been shared online. But it’s satire. Read
Shopping
We often see false offers like this circulating on Facebook. Amazon has confirmed these deals aren’t genuine. Read
Conflict
We matched all but one of the clips to Nagaoka in Japan. Read
Health
By filtering out the harmful UV rays from sunlight, verified sunglasses protect your eyes and the skin around them, and their use is widely recommended, including by the NHS. Read
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