Photo of Zelensky in front of green screen doesn’t mean he was ‘never’ in Ukraine
A picture of the Ukrainian president in front of a green screen has fuelled false claims about his whereabouts. Read
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Sarah Turnnidge
Fact Checker (former)
Sarah previously worked for HuffPost UK, and before that worked in local newsrooms including the Bristol Post, the Essex Echo and the Thurrock Independent.
Conservative leadership contest: four early claims fact checked
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
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Europe
Boris Johnson repeats false claim about Keir Starmer voting 48 times to ‘take us back’ into the EU
The Prime Minister has made the same incorrect claim several times before. Read
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Announcement of Prince Philip’s death on BBC is edited
The announcement of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death did appear abruptly on the radio station, but not quite in the way the viral clip suggests. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The number of people in poverty has remained relatively stable since 2010
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford claimed last week that the Conservatives have “pushed millions of people into poverty”. Read
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Picture of huge shark is fake
The picture has been circulating online since at least 2016. Read
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Times graph on Boris Johnson’s leadership mixes up poll results
Voters were asked if they’d prefer Boris Johnsons to still be Prime Minister in a year’s time, or if they’d prefer someone else. Read
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Zero evidence airport disruption planned by World Economic Forum
A Facebook post claims travel disruption has been deliberately planned. Read
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Photo of astronaut floating above Earth is real
The iconic photo shows astronaut Bruce McCandless II untethered from the Challenger space shuttle. Read
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Health
No evidence nutrients ‘reverse’ ADHD
Possible links between some nutrients and ADHD have been studied, but there’s no evidence they reverse it. Read
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