‘Wanted’ poster missing context on Test and Trace spending
£37 billion was the budget for Test and Trace, not the spend. 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.
Post claiming a lost puppy has been found is fake
The image dates back five years and shows the home of the actual owner. Read
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Fake Argos offer still circulating online
An alleged deal promising an airfryer for just £2 is too good to be true. Read
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Health
Steve Barclay’s figure for new nurses’ pay includes extra earnings
The health secretary said that a new nurse will typically earn over £31,000 a year on current pay. This is an estimate that includes extra earnings such as overtime. Basic pay for a new nurse is aroun Read
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‘Free’ Greggs giveaway is not genuine
The company is not offering a free sausage roll and hot drink to anyone who likes a Facebook post. Read
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Covid-19 variants including Delta are real
The post claims that the Delta variant is fake. Read
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Copycat posts about ‘missing’ boy shared widely on Facebook
Hundreds of people have shared a fake appeal for information about an apparently missing boy. Read
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Health
Liz Kendall’s claim that there were no NHS strikes under Labour ignores local walkouts
Staff at NHS hospitals did take part in local strikes when Labour was last in power. Read
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Health
How much of the rise in ‘economic inactivity’ is due to long Covid?
A BBC news bulletin claimed a recent rise in the number of people who are neither working nor looking for work is “largely because of long Covid”. But there are reasons to believe much of the rise is Read
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Boy claimed ‘missing’ on Facebook was found months ago
The picture is of a boy of a different name who went missing in June but has been found. Read
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