From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Crime
This claim comes from confusion over another statistic, about the proportion of those in one force found to have committed sexual misconduct who kept their jobs. Read
Crime
Boris Johnson said falls in police recorded crime are ‘not just’ because of lockdowns. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
An old viral post with almost 50,000 shares is now out of date. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour’s deputy leader claimed the average worker is £1,000 a year worse off now than in 2010 but this is compared to 2020, not 2021. Read
A social media post falsely claims that all Amazon packaging is covered in toxic pesticides harmful to cats. Read
Education
Figures supposedly showing that between 95,000 and 135,000 children failed to return to school this term are based on a snapshot of just one day. Read
Health
The MHRA told Full Fact that it has ‘significant concerns that this practice is not safe’. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Wages are not up over the past quarter, but they are up over the past year. Read
Charles Bronson is in HMP Woodhill and Wayne Couzens is likely still at Belmarsh. Read
The JCVI has advised that pregnant women should be vaccinated at the same time as the rest of their age or risk group. 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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