Old picture of Jacob Rees-Mogg in 2018 scuffle going viral
A photo taken in 2018 is being mistakenly shared as being from recent events in Parliament. 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.
Halloween Cadbury chocolate hamper offer is not genuine
An alleged offer posted on Facebook has no connection with Cadbury despite claiming to. Read
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Video doesn’t show American B-2 stealth bomber deployed to Poland
Footage purporting to show the aircraft landing was shot in England in 2020. Read
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President Zelenskyy’s office was not blown up in recent Kyiv strikes
Claims online that the Ukrainian presidential office was bombed around 10 October 2022 are unevidenced. Read
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Health
The mRNA vaccines don’t show Covid-19 ‘doesn’t exist’
A post has wrongly claimed Pfizer and Moderna vaccines do not contain a live virus because SARS-CoV-2 doesn’t exist. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Bank of England did not sell £80 billion in gilts shortly before mini-Budget
Sir Iain Duncan Smith claimed the Bank of England sold ‘some £80 billion in gilts’ around the time of the mini-budget announcement on 23 September. This didn’t happen. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is government plan to cap revenues of renewable electricity generators a windfall tax?
Jacob Rees-Mogg strenuously denied that the new government policy proposal is a windfall tax during an appearance on the Today programme. Read
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Health
Sunday Express misinterprets suicide data
We do not yet know whether suicides in young people rose in 2021. Suicide registrations did rise, but this may have been caused by delays earlier in the pandemic. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Senior SNP politicians mislead on renewable energy generation
Scotland produces about as much renewable electricity as the total amount of electricity it consumes—but it also generates electricity from nuclear power stations and fossil fuels. Read
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not translate to ‘evil rules the world’
Social media posts selectively group letters from the name to achieve this result. Read
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