From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Health
Nadhim Zahawi claimed that the starting salary of a newly qualified nurse increased to £31,000 following the recent £1,400 pay award. Read
The Covid-19 tracking apps of countries like Germany and the Netherlands alone cost millions of euros. Read
Thousands of people have shared claims that a moment from a new Disney+ miniseries reveals a ‘satanic agenda’. Read
Health
Some scientists have expressed concern over the potential health effects of low-level radiation from mobile devices, but there’s no evidence wireless headphones like AirPods are causing brain tumours. Read
Health
It is not surprising that prescriptions of a palliative care drug used to make dying people more comfortable increased during one of the worst months of the pandemic. Read
Immigration
A tweet from Nigel Farage making the claim has been shared thousands of times. Read
Health
There’s no evidence that Covid-19 PCR tests are being used to clone humans. A paper cited to support this theory explores the use of the PCR technique in gene cloning, not reproductive cloning. Read
£37 billion was the budget for the first two years, but less was actually spent and the furlough fraud figure is out of date and includes losses from other Covid-19 payment schemes. Read
A post falsely claims to show a senior member of staff at Marks & Spencer holding golden tickets to win. Read
Health
Many sufferers are unvaccinated and evidence suggests vaccination reduces the risk. Read
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