Journalist
Economy, Business & Finance
Freezing the price cap would require roughly £8 billion more funding, according to the IFS. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
When you look at people’s total pay—including bonuses—the most recent fall in real wages is not a record, although it is very large. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There appear to be some errors in the calculations in Labour’s plan to freeze the energy price cap, which might mean that it isn’t “fully-funded” after all. Read
Health
Dr John Campbell claims that new evidence shows more children “suffered a severe reaction to vaccine” than required oxygen therapy for Covid-19. But this is incorrect, and the comparison is flawed. Read
Health
Thousands of monkeypox infections have been directly confirmed in laboratories, and the Covid-19 vaccines have not caused widespread damage to people’s immune systems Read
A Facebook post misleadingly suggests that the vaccines are causing all sorts of previously rare health problems, including heart attacks in children. Read
The broadcaster never published an article claiming that people should get vaccinated to beat climate change. Read
Boris Johnson and the other ministers who resigned are not entitled to £420,000 between them. The true figure is much lower. Read
Health
An article from the misinformation site, the Exposé, is full of false information about fertility, based on misrepresented science. Read
We take a look at some of the early claims, including Penny Mordaunt’s estimate of fuel VAT savings and Jeremy Hunt’s claim about corporation tax. Read
