Senior Political Journalist
Health
A viral claim on social media wrongly suggests that the amount spent on the NHS Test and Trace scheme would fund a 15% pay rise for all NHS staff until 2058. Read
The post claiming to be giving away free meals to those who share and comment on it has been shared thousands of times on Facebook. Read
Oxfordshire County Council has confirmed there are no plans to introduce such road signs in the city, contrary to posts on social media. Read
Education
The Daily Express repeated a claim made by education secretary Gillian Keegan last month about headteacher salaries, which failed to clarify the figure referred only to those in secondary schools Read
Health
We look at conflicting claims about the state of NHS dentistry made by the Prime Minister and the British Dental Association. Read
A Facebook post claims tellers outside polling stations are collecting information to enable people to commit voter fraud. There’s no evidence this is actually happening. Read
In a Facebook video, Chris Preddie made a number of inaccurate claims about the Covid-19 vaccines. Read
Quotes attributed to the WEF and its co-founder Klaus Schwab circulating on Facebook have been denied by a WEF spokesperson. Read
because there’s no evidence sodium bicarbonate can be used to cure cancer. Some studies have looked at its use in reducing tumour pH levels, but none have suggested it could be used to treat cancer. Read
Mr Attali has denied the quote, which has been circulating for several years, and it does not appear in one of his books. Read
