Specialist Journalist
A popular Facebook post describing unique songs created for every child born to the Himba tribe in Africa has no basis in fact. Read
Claims that the entire nation of Argentina will begin a 40-day public holiday in November so citizens can watch the World Cup are untrue. Read
Although added ethanol does slightly reduce cars’ fuel economy, the government has said this is being done in order to reduce net carbon emissions. Read
Claims that cases of sudden, unexpected deaths are actually the result of Covid-19 vaccines are unevidenced. Nor is there currently any evidence that these deaths have become more common in the UK. Read
A segment of a 1970s short film warning about the dangers of playing near electrical substations has not been banned. Read
A widely-circulated selection of tips on how to save money when filling your car is unlikely to provide any economic benefit. Read
Europe
Claims that the EU forced the UK to adopt the metric system and made the use of imperial measures illegal are not entirely true. Read
Data uncovered by an MP about the number of fraud investigators employed by HMRC and the DWP has been reshared on social media. But the figures are out of date and misleadingly presented. Read
Footage showing a driver escaping from a police roadblock by driving over the roof of a truck and then a double decker bus is a computer simulation. Read
Claims that the use of a modified chimpanzee virus in the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are the cause of monkeypox are untrue. Read
