Fact Checker (former)
Economy, Business & Finance
Public spending per person in Scotland is higher than across the UK as a whole, and higher than the revenue raised in Scotland. Read
Health
In the seven months to 29 August, 9,472 people in England stayed in hospital overnight with a confirmed case of the Delta variant. Read
Health
Most of the suicides registered in the first half of 2020 occurred in previous years. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Health will account for around 40% of the day-to-day spending that can be budgeted by departments, which itself only accounts for about half of government spending. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s been claimed the NI rise will take the tax burden to the highest level “in history”, in peacetime, since 1948, since 1950 and since 1969. Read
Immigration
The fact people are not being blown over is no evidence the footage is faked, as suggested. Read
Immigration
When returning from many European countries, your passport must be less than ten years old and be valid for at least three months. Read
A fake Cadbury World Facebook account has been harvesting personal details under the guise of giving out free chocolate hampers Read
Health
There’s no problem with booking your second dose, even if it’s been a considerable amount of time since your first. Read
Health
Claims that natural immunity is ‘complete’ and vaccines are ‘obsolete’ are completely false. Read
