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16 August 2022

Labour’s energy price freeze: fact checked

There appear to be some errors in the calculations in Labour’s plan to freeze the energy price cap, which might mean that it isn’t “fully-funded” after all.

Labour’s energy price freeze: fact checked

16 August 2022

Telegraph ‘migrant’ graph only captures fraction of arrivals in the UK

A graph published by the Telegraph misses hundreds of thousands of people who moved to the UK to live, study and work in 2021.

$Telegraph ‘migrant’ graph only captures fraction of arrivals in the UK$

16 August 2022

Claims Boris Johnson heckled in Greece without evidence

There’s no available evidence that Italian TV showed the Prime Minister being heckled by British holidaymakers while in Greece.

Claims Boris Johnson heckled in Greece without evidence

15 August 2022

No evidence shingles ‘renamed’ as monkeypox is a Pfizer vaccine side effect

Shingles and monkeypox are caused by two totally different viruses.

No evidence shingles ‘renamed’ as monkeypox is a Pfizer vaccine side effect

15 August 2022

Viral ‘Letter from London’ article is part of satirical series

The article is attributed to the Papua New Guinea Courier, which does not exist, and is part of a series published by The Secret Tory blog.

Viral ‘Letter from London’ article is part of satirical series

12 August 2022

Residents of Greater Manchester are not ‘being poisoned’ by their water company

Claims that a Freedom of Information request has revealed the presence of poisons in drinking water are false.

Residents of Greater Manchester are not ‘being poisoned’ by their water company

12 August 2022

Report of newborn baby abandoned in Barnsley is fake

An image of a newborn baby abandoned in South Yorkshire was taken in Thailand in 2017.

Report of newborn baby abandoned in Barnsley is fake

12 August 2022

Are one million people in the UK using anabolic steroids?

The widely quoted figure can be traced to an extrapolated estimate from 2015, but a review earlier this year suggests the actual number is much lower.

Are one million people in the UK using anabolic steroids?

12 August 2022

Mark Zuckerberg is not David Rockerfeller’s grandson

The Rothschilds don’t have a 10% stake in Facebook either.

Mark Zuckerberg is not David Rockerfeller’s grandson

12 August 2022

YouTuber misinterprets Covid-19 vaccine evidence on children from Singapore

Dr John Campbell claims that new evidence shows more children “suffered a severe reaction to vaccine” than required oxygen therapy for Covid-19. But this is incorrect, and the comparison is …

YouTuber misinterprets Covid-19 vaccine evidence on children from Singapore

12 August 2022

Leaked report doesn’t ‘vindicate’ view that most people crossing the Channel on small boats are 'economic migrants'

The Mail on Sunday recently published an article stating that four in 10 people crossing the Channel in small boats are from Albania.

Leaked report doesn’t ‘vindicate’ view that most people crossing the Channel on small boats are 'economic migrants'

12 August 2022

Monkeypox is not a government conspiracy to cover up ‘vaccine-induced’ diseases

Thousands of monkeypox infections have been directly confirmed in laboratories, and the Covid-19 vaccines have not caused widespread damage to people’s immune systems

Latest fact checks

Labour’s energy price freeze: fact checked

Telegraph ‘migrant’ graph only captures fraction of arrivals in the UK

Claims Boris Johnson heckled in Greece without evidence

No evidence shingles ‘renamed’ as monkeypox is a Pfizer vaccine side effect

Viral ‘Letter from London’ article is part of satirical series

Residents of Greater Manchester are not ‘being poisoned’ by their water company

Report of newborn baby abandoned in Barnsley is fake

Are one million people in the UK using anabolic steroids?

Mark Zuckerberg is not David Rockerfeller’s grandson

YouTuber misinterprets Covid-19 vaccine evidence on children from Singapore

Leaked report doesn’t ‘vindicate’ view that most people crossing the Channel on small boats are 'economic migrants'

Monkeypox is not a government conspiracy to cover up ‘vaccine-induced’ diseases

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