From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
83.6% of patients attending A&E departments in England were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. That’s the lowest level on record, going back to 2010. Read
It’s not credible to put a specific number of the effect of a policy when no one knows exactly what the policy is. Read
That data shows Scottish youth unemployment has fallen. But official data shows it has increased in Scotland over the last year. Read
Figures from the Environment Agency that could have helped shed light seem to have been taken offline. Read
Health
The US sets levels of natural contaminants in food above which it takes immediate enforcement action. The EU doesn’t set such levels. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
These claims give the impression individuals would lose money, when it’s actually a prediction of how much less the GDP would be in a decade’s time compared to remaining. Read
You can’t work out the cost of a manifesto which hasn’t been published yet. And it’s flawed to assume all income tax payers have the same tax burden. Read
You can’t work out the cost of a manifesto that hasn’t been published yet. Read
Excerpt The footage is from the 2016 Remembrance Sunday service. The BBC says it was a production error. Read
The student union confirmed that a vote last year had been misinterpreted by the press. Read
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