Fact checks, commentary and analysis on the topic of Daily Mail
Economy, Business & Finance
It is not true that welfare payments have just exceeded income tax receipts “for the first time”. They’ve been higher for at least 16 years. Read
Health
The article wrongly said a study claimed to have found proof the vaccines raised the risk of getting several types of cancer. Read
Culture & Society
A screenshot of the fake article has been shared widely amid a movement to raise St George’s and Union Jack flags in public spaces across the UK. Read
Conflict
The fake article was created by an Australian street artist as satire, but screenshots have circulated without this context. Read
The screenshot has been altered to include a picture that was never published by the paper. Read
The original headline included the words “Tories say” at the end, to make it clear the Mail was paraphrasing a claim from the Conservative party chair. Read
Immigration
Articles in the Daily Express and Daily Mail wrongly claimed that almost £7 million a day is being spent on hotels for people who either arrived in the UK illegally or are awaiting deportation. Read
A fake Daily Mail front page criticising Boris Johnson is circulating online. Read
The Mail on Sunday claims to have unearthed figures suggesting that 3,200 parents of ADHD children are receiving taxpayer-funded cars. Is this really the case? Read
