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John Lewis pushchair offer is not genuine
Facebook posts promising a Bugaboo Butterfly for £2 or £3 are describing a fake offer. 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.
Politics
Angela Rayner didn’t ‘break the law’ by postponing some local elections
Elections for nine councils in England were postponed from May 2025 to May 2026, so that the councils could take part in local government reorganisation. Read
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Shopping
More posts claiming Tesco is giving away ‘free food boxes’ shared on Facebook
Supermarket chain Tesco is not giving away free boxes of food to people who ‘like’ a Facebook post. Read
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Health
Telegraph overstates resident doctors’ pay demands
The union representing resident doctors is not asking for an extra 29% on top of this year’s 5.4% pay rise, as the paper reported. The demand is for a 29% rise on last year’s pay. Read
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Politics
Is Wales set to have the highest number of politicians per capita in the world?
The Senedd increasing to 96 members next year has led to this claim being shared online. Read
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World
There was no coup in Ivory Coast in May, as claimed
Photos are being shared on social media with the false claim they show a recent coup in the Ivory Coast, but there was no coup and the photos show unrelated events. Read
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Politics
No evidence of a House of Lords petition to strip Prince Harry of royal titles
Social media posts share an article claiming such a petition was launched by a group of peers and is gaining traction in the House of Lords, but we could find no evidence supporting this. Read
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World
No evidence Myanmar earthquake caused by HAARP research facility
The Alaska-based programme has frequently been the subject of unsubstantiated online claims linking it to various natural disasters. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
School standards minister confuses interest rates and inflation in Sky News interview
Catherine McKinnell MP claimed “we’ve seen inflation coming down”, but her department has since told us she meant to refer to interest rates. Read
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Politics
Has this Labour government ‘allowed the biggest influx of migrants in British history’?
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice hasn’t explained what this claim was based on, but neither we nor the Migration Observatory have seen data to support it. Read
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