No evidence PM was verbally abused while out jogging
The run was widely covered in the press without mention of the alleged incident. Read
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Fact checks
From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Health
ONS data doesn’t show four Covid vaccine doses raise risk of death
This is based on official data that warns against drawing comparisons in this way. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Prime Minister wrong to say ‘everyone in work’ will receive £900 tax cut
Two reductions in National Insurance contributions mean employees on the average salary of £35,400 will save £900 a year. Read
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Work and pensions secretary incorrectly claims PIP is worth ‘thousands of pounds a month’
Individuals receiving the highest weekly amount for both parts of the benefit receive around £800 a month. Read
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Does Conservative London mayoral candidate Susan Hall want to ‘cancel’ free school meals?
We’ve looked at the claim from Labour ahead of this week’s mayoral election. Read
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J.K. Rowling is not moving to Moscow
Social media posts claim the author has bought property in Russia and is moving there because of the country’s “traditional values”. Read
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Photo showing Israeli flag alongside swastika at protest has been edited
The photo was taken at a ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, US, in 2017. Read
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Congestion charge and ULEZ weren’t suspended for Trafalgar Square Eid event
Posts claiming the charges were suspended for London’s Eid in the Square event this year, but not for the London Marathon, are untrue. Read
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Longer lines behind planes don’t indicate ‘chemtrails’
A post claims to show the difference between ‘contrails’—water vapours left by planes—and ‘chemtrails’. But both images show contrails. Read
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Video of girl with epilepsy is not related to Israel-Gaza conflict
A video claiming to show a girl traumatised by bombings in the Israel-Gaza conflict is taken from a TikTok page about a Syrian girl suffering from epilepsy, likely in Lebanon. Read
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