We do fact checks and explain cultural and social issues, so it’s easier to understand what’s going on in the world around us.
Culture & Society
Claims that 2.4 million households have cancelled the licence fee since 2020 are circulating online. But we’ve found no evidence to support this figure, which the BBC says it doesn’t recognise. Read
Culture & Society
The image being shared on social media was generated with AI, as shown by various glitches and the watermark on the original version. Read
Culture & Society
Alerts have been posted in various local Facebook groups warning about a missing 13-year-old boy, but police forces for these areas say they have had no such reports. Read
Culture & Society
A Facebook post claiming that visitors to Whitechapel Station will need to learn Bengali to read its sign is misleading. Read
Culture & Society
False claims about changes in the law have been linked to a parliamentary exchange about marriages between first cousins. Read
Culture & Society
Over the weekend, an episode of Have I Got News for You was temporarily removed from BBC iPlayer after presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell made a factual error... Read
Culture & Society
A viral clip is recirculating on social media and once again being shared as though it is genuine - but it’s not. Read
Culture & Society
Many versions of the picture retain the ‘Grok’ watermark—the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot integrated with X, which creates images from prompts. Read
Crime
Claims that most of those arrested were counter-protesters don’t tally with what the police have said. Read
Culture & Society
Organisers of the event and multiple social media users are quoting this figure, but the actual Metropolitan Police estimate is much lower. Read
