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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.

10 May 2019

There is no evidence to suggest Theresa May said this about lesbianism

There’s no evidence to suggest Theresa May said this about curbing the promotion of lesbianism in schools.

10 May 2019

This is not a video of “migrant hordes” attacking Danish police

This is not footage of migrants rioting in Denmark, it is from a protest in Algeria.

10 May 2019

This is not a picture of a mum snorting drugs in front of a child

This picture of a mum snorting drugs in front of a child is not real and was in fact a joke.

10 May 2019

The mercury-based chemical found in some UK vaccines is not dangerous

There’s no evidence that thiomersal, found in some UK vaccines, can do any harm.

7 May 2019

The UK won’t have to adopt the Euro by 2020

Even if the UK is still in the EU next year, the Lisbon treaty does not force it to adopt the Euro. The UK has an opt-out from this.

3 May 2019

Front-page error from the Times about how much private schools save taxpayers

The Times claimed independent schools save taxpayers £20 billion per year. The report they referred to put the figure at £3.5 billion per year.

1 May 2019

Government resurfaces misleading claim about good or outstanding schools

You can’t properly compare the level of good or outstanding schools in 2018 with 2010, because of changes to school inspection practices.

30 April 2019

Figures about EU health costs need more context

A post circulating on Facebook makes claims about how much the UK pays out to other EU countries for health costs incurred by UK citizens abroad.

30 April 2019

This video doesn’t show an actual wind turbine exploding

This video doesn’t show an actual wind turbine exploding.

30 April 2019

This map doesn’t just show churches “destroyed” in France

These aren’t just churches that were destroyed, the map also includes incidents of vandalism, violence and theft in churches, and attacks on priests.

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Latest Fact Checks

There is no evidence to suggest Theresa May said this about lesbianism

This is not a video of “migrant hordes” attacking Danish police

This is not a picture of a mum snorting drugs in front of a child

The mercury-based chemical found in some UK vaccines is not dangerous

The UK won’t have to adopt the Euro by 2020

Front-page error from the Times about how much private schools save taxpayers

Government resurfaces misleading claim about good or outstanding schools

Figures about EU health costs need more context

This video doesn’t show an actual wind turbine exploding

This map doesn’t just show churches “destroyed” in France

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