Fact Checker (former)
Immigration
The figure has been used by Priti Patel in Parliament and a number of times in the media, but it isn’t yet supported by published government statistics. Read
Health
The former minister for Covid vaccine deployment claimed that the Moderna booster protected against Covid-19 and flu. Read
A single screenshot of a news report from March has led to claims that the BBC exaggerated the situation in Ukraine. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Claims that the government had spent £65 billion have been shared extremely widely on social media. Read
Health
A spokesperson for Bayer said Stefan Oelrich’s comments were an ‘obvious slip of the tongue’. Read
A digitally manipulated screenshot of a Canadian news site has been shared widely online. Read
Health
An Express headline is being shared to claim the truth about the Covid-19 vaccine is “starting to unravel”. The article in question was deleted after the Express acknowledged it was inaccurate. Read
Health
Headlines in the Telegraph and MailOnline claimed that a fifth of people had been forced to attempt their own dental treatment. Read
A digitally-manipulated tweet claiming to be from the WEF has been shared on social media. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Digitally manipulated images designed to look like the government website have been shared hundreds of times online. Read
