From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
United States
The Democratic presidential candidate had previously revealed she owned a firearm during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Read
The UN is not creating “one world government” or planning the end of the “family unit”. Read
Health
A video circulating on social media claims to use magnets to prove the pain relief tablets contain graphene oxide. Read
The quote may be loosely based on a transcript of genuine comments reportedly made by Ms Clinton. It first appeared on a satirical news website in 2016 and has been repeatedly debunked. Read
The video dates back to August and shows explosions at a petrol station in Aden, Yemen, not Israel. Read
A video clip manipulated using AI which appears to show the Ukrainian president dancing at a birthday party is being shared again on social media. Read
Some data seems to support the deputy PM Angela Rayner’s claim about house building numbers, but there are a number of different measures and the figures need context. Read
Health
There are different types of cholesterol, some of which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Statins reduce this risk. Read
This is the latest in a series of hoax posts we’ve written about recently, all claiming a wandering child has been found in different parts of the UK. Read
Immigration
Sir Keir Starmer claimed there’d been a “23% increase” in returns compared to last summer. But the data this is based on hasn’t been published, so we’re unable to verify it. Read
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