From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
We take a look at some of the early claims, including Penny Mordaunt’s estimate of fuel VAT savings and Jeremy Hunt’s claim about corporation tax. Read
Government ministers under 65 are entitled to severance pay when they leave office, as long as they don’t return within three weeks. Read
A video posted on Facebook claims that rape is now legal and offenders can escape punishment if they apologise. Read
Health
A collection of articles reporting on possible links between certain factors and heart attacks do not show “you can’t do anything without risking a heart attack”. Read
Europe
The Prime Minister has made the same incorrect claim several times before. Read
A popular Facebook post describing unique songs created for every child born to the Himba tribe in Africa has no basis in fact. Read
Crime
We couldn’t find any data to support a claim made by a former police watchdog on the Today programme. Read
A satirical article in 2020 claimed that St Thomas’ Hospital made staff sign the Official Secrets Act when Mr Johnson was admitted, and sent home those who refused—but none of this was true. Read
The post contains a link to a false article about a missing child which may be from an unsafe website. Read
The announcement of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death did appear abruptly on the radio station, but not quite in the way the viral clip suggests. 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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