From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
A false claim circulating on social media says that the cap on bus fares has increased to £3 as a result of the policy. Read
The video has been widely shared on social media with the suggestion it shows tremors caused by a nuclear weapon test. Read
Mark Rutte did not say America would be expelled from Nato if Donald Trump “surrenders Ukraine to Putin”. Read
Thousands of people have shared posts wrongly claiming that in the US election Kamala Harris won every state that does not require voter ID and none that do. Read
Immigration
A post claiming this has been shared widely on Facebook. Read
Posts on social media falsely claim a clip shows refugees unfurling a Palestinian flag in Greece, but it’s actually the Sudanese flag. Read
The footage shows a blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020, not a recent attack. Read
CNN said “there is no truth in rumours of a sale or change in ownership of CNN whatsoever”. Read
The footage shared online is of a floating power plant—not a HAARP facility. Read
United States
A claim being widely shared on Facebook that the Mayor of London had said he and his family would emigrate from the UK following the US election if Mr Trump won the presidency is untrue. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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