From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Immigration
Small boat arrivals have increased under Labour compared with the same period the previous year, but a figure quoted on the newspaper’s front page isn’t quite right. Read
A clip of people throwing stones at a church near Bethlehem has been shared with misleading captions claiming it is a recent incident. Read
The government intends to remove charitable business rates relief for English private schools from April. Read
Posts on social media in the wake of an attack on the US city have suggested the superintendent was pictured mistakenly wearing her badge upside down. Read
The image appears to have been first posted by an X account which describes itself as offering "fake news and topical satire". Read
The retailer has confirmed that a supposed offer mentioned in a Facebook post is not genuine. Read
The image was created using AI and its resemblance to sex offender Jimmy Savile is intentional. Read
A post claiming Britain is ‘to ban TikTok’ following concerns about ‘young millionaires’ has been shared on Instagram. Read
The original poster says the video is “created digitally” in the caption. Read
A claim on Facebook that Mrs Obama’s ex-boyfriend said she was previously called Michael Robinson is completely false. 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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