Post falsely links Elon Musk to plug-in ‘energy saving devices’
The CEO of Tesla has not invented this device to cut domestic power costs, as is being claimed on Facebook. Read
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Can Labour take credit for ‘record-breaking’ clean energy auction?
Energy secretary Ed Miliband took to social media to celebrate the results of the government’s auction, but the process began under the Conservatives. Read
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Full Fact v Daily Express: how and why it happened
This story started nearly 12 months ago and—despite a significant breakthrough today—it still isn’t over. Read
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Photo is not from Georgia school shooting
An image is being shared on social media with false claims it depicts the attacker in a school shooting at Apalachee High School in the US this week. Read
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Post comparing state pension and House of Lords allowance uses old figures
The post first circulated in 2022, when the figures were broadly correct. Read
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Vogue cover featuring boxer Imane Khelif isn’t real
An image which seems to be a cover of ‘Vogue Algeria’ featuring the boxer Imane Khelif has been digitally created, and no such magazine exists. Read
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Health
Scientists have not discovered that ‘autism can be reversed’
A US study published in June was limited in scope, and experts say autism cannot be reversed, or cured. Read
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Prime Minister’s Questions fact checked: 4 September 2024
We’ve examined claims from this week’s PMQs about the state of the public finances, support for pensioners, economic growth and more. Read
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CNN did not say Kamala Harris lied 113 times during DNC speech
CNN analysed five claims made in her speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. Read
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At #PMQs @Keir_Starmer said “800,000 pensioners are not taking up Pension Credit”. Government figures show 1.4 million people currently claim Pension Credit, and up to 880,000 people are eligible but … Read
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