From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
Earlier this week both the Prime Minister and the chancellor compared the impact of reducing inflation to implementing a tax cut. Read
Health
Claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wrote off £14.9 billion in PPE fraud are not correct. The figure may relate to stock impairments at the DHSC. The level of PPE fraud seems much lower. Read
Taxing meat is not Labour policy, and Claire Coutinho MP has not substantiated what she said in her Conservative party conference speech. Read
Videos shared on social media claim to show BBC presenters reporting that British residents could earn up to £5,700 a day. Read
Immigration
Headlines about the home secretary’s speech last week were misleading, with the think tank figure she quoted a broad estimate for the number of people who may have a “notional” right to move country. Read
The salary of all MPs has increased by a little over 30% since 2010. Read
Immigration
The Prime Minister appeared to understate the cost when claiming in local TV interviews that £5-6 million a day is spent on hotels for “illegal migrants”. Read
The company confirmed it is not running any such promotion. Read
Scrutiny of the speech made by Klaus Schwab shows he said no such thing. Read
This claim has been shared by thousands of people on Facebook. Read
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