A video shared on Facebook claims that wearing sunglasses causes cancer. But there’s no evidence for this. The video includes ...

South Yorkshire Police say no evidence of any crime has been uncovered and counter terrorism police are not involved in the investigation.

The health secretary appeared to tell the Labour conference that a “tax break for private healthcare” was Reform’s only health policy at the last election, but there were several in its manifesto.

The footballer did wave a Palestinian flag during a victory parade after FC Barcelona won La Liga in May, but pictures of him draped in the flag at the 2026 World Cup final are fake. A video showing a ...

Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.

While the Liberal Democrats have proposed establishing a ‘Civil Volunteer Reserve’, this is not government policy, and in any event does not appear to involve registering people to fight. A video of a ...

South Western Railway, c2c, Greater Anglia, West Midlands Trains, Govia Thameslink Railway and Chiltern Railways have been brought into public ownership, following the passing of the Passenger Railway ...

Posts claim to show doctors from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust applying weight loss patches and losing weight over a period of time. Our verdict These claims aren’t real and the posts ...

It doesn’t. This claim is made by selectively choosing definitions from different languages and cultures. AstraZeneca’s name was created from a merger, with ‘Astra’ coming from the Greek for ‘star’.

Michelle Obama’s ex-boyfriend David Upchurch has come forward to reveal that she is actually a man named Michael Robinson and only became ‘Michelle’ after meeting Barack Obama. Our verdict False. Mr ...

The UK government’s decision to hand sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been fiercely debated in recent months, with the cost of the deal subject to particular scrutiny. But this is ...

This figure was the budget for the scheme in its first two years—around £29.5 billion was actually spent. While detailed figures for 2021/22 have not yet been published, the vast majority of spending ...