From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
United States
A picture being shared on social media with the claim is actually from a 2011 visit to Ireland by then-US President Barack Obama, not Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Our round-up looks at several claims from Rachel Reeves’ first Budget as chancellor—on National Insurance, growth, bus fares and more. Read
An article about the Chancellor promoting an online investment scheme which has been mocked-up to appear as if it was published by BBC News is circulating on Facebook. Read
Posts shared on Facebook suggest the closure of McDonald’s in Iceland was due to a boycott, but the branches closed in 2009 because of the country’s financial crisis. Read
A clip being shared on social media of lightning dramatically striking the ground has been online since before Hurricane Milton made landfall. Read
The image is being shared on social media with claims it shows a plane landing at Beirut International Airport during Israeli airstrikes. Read
Health
Several posts claim that studies prove that coriander removes varying percentages of heavy metals from the body. This is not the case. Read
The Atlantic has confirmed such an article has never been published by them. Read
United States
A social media clip has been edited to seem as if Ms Harris said Mr Biden is “unstable”, when her remarks were actually about Donald Trump. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s been a key government claim since the election and featured heavily in the Budget - but what does it actually mean? 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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