Fact Checker (former)
Economy, Business & Finance
Claims that people with less than £4 on their prepayment meter can get a £49 voucher from their energy company have been shared on social media. Read
A dramatic video of a field on fire was actually taken thousands of miles from Ukraine. Read
Immigration
A graph published by the Telegraph misses hundreds of thousands of people who moved to the UK to live, study and work in 2021. Read
Health
Shingles and monkeypox are caused by two totally different viruses. Read
Immigration
The Mail on Sunday recently published an article stating that four in 10 people crossing the Channel in small boats are from Albania. Read
A Facebook post promising details of a free nappy event leads instead to a website that asks people to share personal and financial details and claim ‘deals’ such as entering a lottery. Read
Health
Some cannabis-based products have been approved for medical use in the UK, but there’s no proof cannabis oil cures the disease. Read
Health
The altered screenshot also claims the virus “can infect anyone from 5 miles away”. Read
Health
Some experts have also raised questions about the study itself, which has been shared thousands of times on social media. Read
The claim was repeated by Sadiq Khan and subsequently reported around the world. Read
