From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
An image posted to Facebook of two vapour trails left by aircraft does not show how chemtrails differ from contrails. Chemtrails do not exist. Read
Health
Maria Caulfield told Parliament that an ambulance service support contract was “procured”—not that “we are procuring” it, as she later claimed. NHS England says this contract has not yet been awarded. Read
The images appear alongside other pictures of water tanks used to simulate the weight of passengers during flight testing, but don’t prove anything. Read
There’s no evidence “My body, my choice” protests actually had a “vaccination status check”. Read
Europe
A poll said 5% of people in Northern Ireland trusted the UK government to manage the interests of Northern Ireland with respect to the protocol. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Chancellor had pledged to cut income tax by 1p in 2023 and 2p by 2024 if he became Prime Minister, but available data suggests this would save the average household less than claimed. Read
Immigration
A Sun article wrongly claimed that two-thirds of people who sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied children were in fact over 18. Read
Health
This claim is based on a survey which is unlikely to be representative of the US population. Read
Health
An article from the misinformation site, the Exposé, is full of false information about fertility, based on misrepresented science. Read
A picture of the Ukrainian president in front of a green screen has fuelled false claims about his whereabouts. Read
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