We fact check and explain claims in U.S. news and online, so you can understand what’s really going on.
Immigration
The figure is the estimated number of homeless veterans in 2015 in the United States. We don’t know how many homeless veterans there are in the UK. Read
Health
It is not true that Japan has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world while the US has the highest, or that Japan does not vaccinate children under two. Read
Health
A post on Instagram claims that infertility and neurological conditions have increased by more than 400%. Read
Two sentences from an article written by Mr Johnson in a 2013 article arguing for and against Brexit have been edited together. Read
More diagnoses of autism disorders are being made but they are not associated with being vaccinated. Read
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