The DVLA has not confirmed it owns your car
Thousands of people have shared a clip on Facebook claiming the DVLA said it owns people’s vehicles. Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Immigration
ONS figures don’t show 14 million people will arrive in the UK ‘in the next 12 years’
The ONS actually projects that 10.4 million will immigrate to the UK between this year and mid-2036. Read
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We can’t say what proportion of Scots are on NHS waiting lists
Scottish Labour, the Scottish Conservatives and the Scottish Liberal Democrats have claimed about a seventh of all Scots are waiting for treatment or tests. Read
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America wasn’t ‘sold to five billionaires’ in 1927
The article was first shared by satirical news site The Onion in 2005. Read
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ITV’s seven-party debate: fact checked
ITV’s seven-party debate on 13 June featured representatives from the Conservatives, Labour, SNP, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and the Green Party. Read
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Would Conservative spending commitments mean a £4,800 increase in the average mortgage?
Labour’s claim about the impact of Conservative spending plans is speculative and based on several uncertain assumptions. Read
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Sky News Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer special: fact checked
A Sky News special programme with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer featured 45 minutes of interview and audience questions with each party leader. Read
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Child poverty, NHS waiting lists and government spending: BBC Scottish leaders’ debate fact checked
The leaders of five parties in Scotland faced audience questions during an hour-long episode of BBC Debate Night. Read
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Health
No good evidence for numerous claims about energy drinks
There is no evidence that Prime Energy increases the risk of Alzheimer’s, or that Sugar Free Monster contains dangerous levels of caffeine. Sugar Free Red Bull no longer contains aspartame. Read
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Is Labour right to say families are £5,883 worse off under Rishi Sunak?
We’ve crunched the numbers on the Labour party’s calculations about the cost of living pressures faced by “typical families” since 2019. Read
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