From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Sport
The footage has been online since at least 14 May, several weeks before the accident in which the Liverpool forward and his brother died. Read
Science & Technology
A clip of Albert Bourla, in which he appears to refer to a goal of reducing the number of people in the world by 50%, has been edited. He did not say this. Read
Culture & Society
An apparent screenshot from a website with a description stating haggis is a traditional Israeli pudding has been shared online. But it’s satire. Read
Shopping
We often see false offers like this circulating on Facebook. Amazon has confirmed these deals aren’t genuine. Read
Conflict
We matched all but one of the clips to Nagaoka in Japan. Read
Health
By filtering out the harmful UV rays from sunlight, verified sunglasses protect your eyes and the skin around them, and their use is widely recommended, including by the NHS. Read
Conflict
We previously fact checked claims about the video these images come from last November. Read
Hoaxes
Police forces across the country say the appeal is not genuine and that they are not seeking anyone of that name. Read
Conflict
OpenAI’s Sora watermark can be seen in the bottom-right corner of the footage. Read
Politics
An inaccurate video which claims Sadiq Khan has announced a proposal to build council housing specifically for Muslims in London is circulating online again. 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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