Posts shared thousands of times on social media claim the PM is going to “means test” pensions. But there’s no evidence this ...

A post circulating on social media falsely claims that there are 1.6 million asylum seekers receiving “long term benefits”.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this week the Conservative party said: “The UK had the fastest growing economy in the G7 this year until Labour got in. Now it’s flatlined.” It’s true the ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claimed that the state pension ‘will increase by more than any loss of the Winter Fuel ...

Starbucks says it does not have a cashless policy in the UK, but some licensee-operated stores may have different rules. Claims that coffee chain Starbucks is going cashless in the UK are being shared ...

There is no evidence to suggest Ms Harris wore “earphone earrings”. On close inspection it is clear she is not wearing the Nova H1 audio earrings as claimed on social media. Claims that Vice President ...

It’s easy to misunderstand the data on suicides in England and Wales—especially when it comes to long-term comparisons or ...

A video shows a Fox News broadcast of Donald Trump saying: “The amount of stupidity it would take to do that. I don’t even possess that on my worst day” about people serving in the military. This is ...

In 2020 Kamala Harris said that once Democrats were re-elected to the White House, Donald Trump supporters would “feel the vengeance of a nation”. She never said this. The quote originates from a ...

Health secretary Wes Streeting claimed three times in parliament this week that previous Labour governments have overseen the shortest waiting times and the highest patient satisfaction in the health ...

This isn’t correct. The NHS England budget is roughly 20 times the tax revenues generated by tobacco. But these revenues are ...