Fact Checker (former)
Health
Some social media users are sharing news stories, both real and fake, about possible risk factors for heart attacks to make incorrect claims about the risks of Covid-19 vaccines. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said the countries would not be receiving more money as other areas of their provisional budgets are being revised down. Read
Mechanically separated chicken is obtained when unboned chicken is forced through a sieve to separate meat from bone. McDonald’s makes its nuggets with ground chicken not prepared in this way. Read
Health
A newly discovered variant of HIV, thought to have first arisen around 30 years ago, is being falsely linked to Covid-19 vaccinations. Read
A clip of a column of rain descending from the sky and swirling like a tornado was created with CGI and is not real. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Its estimate combined various price rises and the fall in real wages. But this effectively counts some rising prices twice. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
So far UK temperatures have been milder than usual, according to the Met Office. Read
Health
Michael Gove claimed 97% of PPE procured was fit-for-purpose and on the front line. In actual fact, while it may have been usable by someone, not all of it was on the front line. Read
Health
It has been misleadingly claimed that the UK has recorded five times more deaths ‘due to’ the Covid-19 vaccines than all other vaccines over the past five years. Read
An infographic summarising five changes to the Highway Code is largely based in fact but excludes some important context. Read
