What payouts do ministers receive when they leave office?
Government ministers under 65 are entitled to severance pay when they leave office, as long as they don’t return within three weeks. Read
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Rape has not been legalised in the UK
A video posted on Facebook claims that rape is now legal and offenders can escape punishment if they apologise. Read
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Health
Articles about heart attack risks do not show causality
A collection of articles reporting on possible links between certain factors and heart attacks do not show “you can’t do anything without risking a heart attack”. Read
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Europe
Boris Johnson repeats false claim about Keir Starmer voting 48 times to ‘take us back’ into the EU
The Prime Minister has made the same incorrect claim several times before. Read
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Social media posts about the ‘birth song’ of the Himba tribe are false
A popular Facebook post describing unique songs created for every child born to the Himba tribe in Africa has no basis in fact. Read
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Crime
No evidence half of UK was victim of online crime in past year
We couldn’t find any data to support a claim made by a former police watchdog on the Today programme. Read
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Health
Is the government going to build 48 new hospitals by 2030?
We looked into the government’s claim that it would build 48 new hospitals by 2030 after the National Audit Office said it would review the policy. Read
Analysis
Conspiracy theory about Boris Johnson not having Covid-19 is back
A satirical article in 2020 claimed that St Thomas’ Hospital made staff sign the Official Secrets Act when Mr Johnson was admitted, and sent home those who refused—but none of this was true. Read
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The Government must start listening to concerns on Online Safety Bill
Vital but flawed legislation has completed its Committee stage almost unchanged, despite efforts by MPs. Read
Comment
Fake post about a missing child is spreading on Facebook
The post contains a link to a false article about a missing child which may be from an unsafe website. Read
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