From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Health
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves seems to have mistaken the number of treatments waiting to begin with the number of individuals awaiting treatment. Read
Health
This claim comes from an activist who supplied no supporting evidence. It is contradicted by data on deaths published by the New Zealand government. Read
Thousands of people have shared this claim on Facebook. Read
The claim has been shared widely online since recent events in Israel and Gaza. Read
Several posts sharing this video on social media claim Israel has admitted to shooting its own civilians. Read
A photo Diane Abbott MP claimed was taken at demonstrations in London last week comes from a protest in Bolton seven years earlier. Read
Neither the government nor the Conservative party have backed up a claim the Prime Minister made last month. Read
The video of Mr Starmer was taken from his 2022 New Year address, but the audio has been changed. Read
Two satirical images appearing to be Forbes covers featuring Hamas leaders have been circulating on social media. Read
A video of a detained man with a swastika tattoo has been falsely claimed to show IDF chief of staff, Herzi Halevi. Read
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