Fact Checker (former)
Europe
Claims the French PM wrote to the EU President asking the EU to punish the UK for Brexit have been controversial. We look at what his letter actually said. Read
Health
293 Covid-19 deaths were reported on 2 November, in part because a technical issue meant death recording was delayed over the weekend. Read
Europe
A picture of a chicken from Morrisons has gone viral for packaging stating the salt and pepper used are “non-EU”. Morrisons says this is to comply with legal requirements, not to “make a geopolitical Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Chancellor announced departmental spending during this Parliament would increase by the largest amount this century. Our calculations show spending increased more each year from 2001-2005. Read
Environment
Claims the government voted for sewage to be pumped into rivers, and that a rejected amendment would have cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of pounds need clarification. Read
Europe
The UK accounts for 69% of the EU’s goods trade surplus—but that’s a figure which could be misleading unless you understand exactly how it’s calculated. Read
Education
The Observer has reported that only 8% of schools have received CO2 monitors, based on a meaningless Twitter poll. Read
Environment
An image of a diesel-powered electric vehicle charging point dates back to at least 2019 and there’s no evidence it shows a charging point in Lancashire as claimed. Read
A Facebook post claims to show a picture of a Palestinian girl in 2003 who grew up to be a lecturer in Canada. But the people in the photographs are not the same person. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A Facebook post claiming England has kept Scottish taxes ignores the money spent by the UK government for or in Scotland. Read
