Fact Checker (former)
Economy, Business & Finance
A campaign group estimated £250 billion could be raised globally by a financial transaction tax, with £20 billion being raised in the UK. Read
Health
A common form of misinformation in recent months, comparing case rates does not give a reliable estimate of vaccine effectiveness. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The number of people in employment is down since the pre-pandemic peak, while the number of employees (not counting the self-employed) is up. Read
Similar words attributed to a different author predate attribution to Sir Anthony. Read
Health
A video on Facebook makes claims about government overspending on Test and Trace, PPE and the value of fraudulent loans. Read
Although drivers are advised to avoid travelling during red weather warnings, the Association of British Insurers has said rumours that doing so will void your insurance are not true. Read
Health
The Washington Post claimed at least 50% of people who survive Covid-19 have debilitating health issues in the months afterwards. Official estimates are far lower. Read
Health
The data has been cited by some to suggest Covid-19 vaccines are behind what are unrealistically large rises in the incidence of various diseases in the US military. Read
Health
Claims there is HIV in Covid-19 vaccines is false, and refers to a vaccine abandoned at the trial stage which did use a small piece of protein from HIV. Read
Health
Claims that vaccines are harming immune systems is based on flawed analysis comparing Covid-19 case rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated people. Read
