Senior Political Journalist
Mr Sunak’s pledge to review or repeal ‘all 2,400’ EU laws retained following Brexit doesn’t account for the fact many have already been repealed or replaced. Read
A post warning that two people are pretending to be homeless before attacking people is fake. Several versions of the warning have been circulating on Facebook. Read
Health
A tweet from Macmillan Cancer Support appears to suggest that 11 million people with hearing loss in the UK can’t access extra help following a cancer diagnosis. This is unlikely to be the case. Read
An edited version of the TikTok clip, which supposedly shows a hot dog contaminated by dirt and parasites, has been shared without proper context on Facebook. Read
Health
There’s no evidence of any link between the recent monkeypox virus outbreak and the Covid-19 vaccines, which do not damage immune systems, as a video claims. Read
Health
There’s no evidence that products made by an Amish man who was jailed for breaking FDA laws actually cured disease. Read
Health
A Facebook post which claims cancer is ‘created’ by doctors performing needle biopsies on tumours and that it can be starved by natural remedies is inaccurate and potentially harmful. Read
A Facebook post claims that the WEF has said there will be no need for animal charities in the future as people won’t have pets or eat meat. It hasn’t said this. Read
Quotes about a conspiracy theory claiming Hollywood elites drink baby blood have been wrongly attributed to the actor. Read
Health
It is not true that Japan has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world while the US has the highest, or that Japan does not vaccinate children under two. Read
