Fact Checker (former)
Environment
Nigel Farage claimed renewables produced just 2-3% of the country’s electricity for three weeks in September. But it was 10%-19% each day and has since increased. Read
Health
The claim has been going round since a Spanish professor got a vial of what claimed to be Pfizer vaccine in the post, and said it looked like graphene oxide through a microscope. Read
Health
She actually said the Covid-19 vaccines aren’t live vaccines. Read
Education
The Royal Society found that 3.5% of black academic staff working in STEM were professors, not that 3.5% of professors were black. Read
The Welsh government is planning to give councils more power to fine problem parkers from July next year, but doesn’t plan to pursue an outright ban. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour’s deputy leader claimed the average worker is £1,000 a year worse off now than in 2010 but this is compared to 2020, not 2021. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Wages are not up over the past quarter, but they are up over the past year. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s been claimed the government spread fuel shortage lies to sell a surplus which was about to expire. There is no evidence of this. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s been claimed that the UK is short 100,000 HGV drivers, but the government has reportedly said we only need another 30,000. Read
Health
The American Red Cross has stopped taking donations of blood plasma containing antibodies as it has enough supply. Read
