From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Politics
A false claim that the Mayor of Rotherham has said that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law has been circulating again on social media. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Welfare has exceeded income tax for more than a decade, as we said in our last fact check about this. Read
Culture & Society
A genuine clip of a Beavers group visiting a mosque in Scotland has been altered to include a bearded man wearing white. Read
Crime
Hampshire Police Federation has confirmed Christi Hill and Tristan Parsons were not involved in the incident. Read
Politics
A clip which appears to show a mass rally and a man criticising rising costs and immigration isn’t genuine, but has been created with artificial intelligence. Read
Politics
An image circulating alongside claims Andy Burnham said he wants to “make Makerfield home for more asylum seekers” was generated by AI. Read
Sport
It’s been widely claimed online that the Metropolitan Police said 1.5 million people attended Arsenal’s title parade on Sunday—but the Met says it hasn’t given any official figures. Read
Immigration
We’ve spotted more fake videos being shared on Facebook that supposedly show the Australian Navy intercepting vessels. Read
Shopping
A post on Facebook claiming users can get a power tool kit from Toolstation for £10 by filling out a survey is not genuine.The post says: “My son works at … Read
Politics
A clip of an Indian Gujarati community event in Blackburn has been shared on social media with misleading captions claiming it depicts a council meeting. Read
