From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Penny Mordaunt’s claim in the ITV Conservative leadership debate is not supported by the polling we’ve seen. Read
It is generally fine to give dogs ice cubes to cool them down on a hot day, although dogs suffering from heatstroke should not be given ice. Read
A number of videos claiming Tesla has invented a new electronic currency have appeared on Facebook. Read
Several widely-shared posts wrongly claim a newborn baby has been stolen from a UK hospital by a woman dressed as a nurse. Read
Europe
The government’s own figures show that hundreds of EU laws have already been amended, repealed or replaced. Read
A blog post looks at how many vaccinated vs unvaccinated people have died, while ignoring mortality rates. Read
Health
It is not true that Japan has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world while the US has the highest, or that Japan does not vaccinate children under two. Read
We’ve looked into some of the claims made by the contenders to be the next Prime Minister. Read
A page appearing to mimic BBC News has claimed Martin Lewis announced he was endorsing a cryptocurrency platform. Read
Claims that NASA has released fake images of the surface of Mars are false as the images have never been released by the space agency. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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