Senior Political Journalist
Politics
Despite claims on social media, Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson is not included in Time magazine’s annual list. Read
Health
This figure refers to the number of waits, not the number of individuals waiting for treatment as both Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar claimed. Read
Crime
A claim from Conservative MP Esther McVey isn’t supported by police statistics, which show knife-enabled crime fell by 11% in the year to September 2025. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK’s youth unemployment rate is higher than the EU average, but not “the highest in Europe”. Read
Health
This figure, which we’ve heard from Scottish Labour before, appears to combine waits for multiple types of treatment in Scotland—but some patients may be waiting for multiple appointments. Read
Shopping
Facebook posts have again falsely claimed that Boots is giving away a “Mini Perfume Set” as part of a “special customer feedback campaign”.The posts are accompanied by two videos of … Read
Politics
The PM said the government is set to spend £270 billion more on defence than it otherwise would have done, but this figure refers to the MoD’s total projected budget, not just increases to it. Read
Conflict
The footage is actually from October 2022 and shows an explosion on the Kerch bridge, linking Russia and Crimea. Read
Politics
At PMQs last week the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition appeared to make contradictory claims about defence spending. Read
World
A miscaptioned video has been shared on social media with claims it shows explosions in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Read
