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Fake Ed Miliband Guardian article shared on Facebook Full Fact16:59
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FactCheck: the row over Victoria Starmer’s donated clothes Channel 416:49
A fake fact-checking article claims Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance killed his cat Yahoo! UK & Ireland15:59
Yesterday
Ros Atkins examines how gunman neared Trump at golf course BBC20:27 16-Sept-24
Fact check: Is Gary Kirsten's Shaheen Afridi workload stat accurate? Wisden16:04 16-Sept-24
Claim that new Scottish law will jail people for misgendering is False The Ferret12:52 16-Sept-24
Trump thanks Secret Service - but is he protected enough? BBC12:29 16-Sept-24
In the last 7 days
Outrage over city's plans to alter iconic Viking statue after fact-checking busybodies demanded … MailOnline18:45 14-Sept-24
Fact Check: Did Ananya Panday call Virat Kohli as her celebrity crush? The Cricket Times14:14 14-Sept-24
How Harris campaign is engaging with Swifties BBC02:52 14-Sept-24
ABC debate moderator Linsey Davis makes stunning admission about all those live Trump fact… MailOnline00:36 14-Sept-24
Is Derry/Londonderry “invariably” the most deprived place in the UK? FactCheckNI16:24 13-Sept-24
Will state pension increases offset the impact of Winter Fuel Payment changes? Full Fact15:47 13-Sept-24
Will the triple lock pension ‘outstrip’ Winter Fuel Payment losses? Channel 415:46 13-Sept-24
Starbucks across the UK are not going cashless from October 2024 Full Fact15:25 13-Sept-24
No evidence Kamala Harris was wearing earphone earrings during presidential debate Full Fact15:04 13-Sept-24
Fact check: Ranking puts Victoria Wood as funniest British woman of all time Evening Standard14:06 13-Sept-24
FactCheck: will the triple lock pension ‘outstrip’ Winter Fuel Payment losses? Channel 413:30 13-Sept-24
Germany taunts Trump in scathing fact-check of his energy claims The Independent19:09 12-Sept-24
Why suicide data can lead us astray Full Fact17:40 12-Sept-24
Fact check: A US presidential debate and support for UK pensioners Evening Standard16:55 12-Sept-24
No, Donald Trump did not insult soldiers during call on Fox News Full Fact16:31 12-Sept-24
FactCheck: will adding VAT to private school fees ‘overwhelm’ state school classes? Channel 415:51 12-Sept-24
Fact check: State pension rose by £900 for some in April Evening Standard15:34 12-Sept-24
Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential debate Yahoo! UK & Ireland23:01 11-Sept-24
Ros Atkins on... Were the Trump-Harris debate moderators unfair? BBC22:09 11-Sept-24
Donald Trump Calls For Punishing ABC Over Fact-Checking At Debate Yahoo! UK & Ireland19:13 11-Sept-24
How does revenue from tobacco duties compare to the cost of smoking to the NHS? Full Fact16:43 11-Sept-24
Are recent migrants prioritised for council housing? Full Fact16:08 11-Sept-24
Every Trump fact-check during first presidential candidate debate The Independent15:39 11-Sept-24
Misinformation gets a powerful foe, Taylor Swift Full Fact15:13 11-Sept-24
Image of Newsweek tweet about Melania Trump filing for divorce is fake Full Fact14:45 11-Sept-24
Miscaptioned video showing ‘Muslim immigrants’ attack in France performed by stunt group Full Fact13:32 11-Sept-24
US election: Blistering exchanges and fact checking in Kamala Harris and Donald Trump debate Sky News - YouTube12:21 11-Sept-24
Trump Demands ABC Be Shut Down for Daring to Fact Check Debate Yahoo! UK & Ireland12:15 11-Sept-24
Debate moderator Linsey Davis endures abuse for fact-checking Trump The Independent12:02 11-Sept-24
Photo of Brazil judge Alexandre de Moraes has been edited to reference Hitler Full Fact10:45 11-Sept-24
US presidential debate: fact checkers give their verdicts Full Fact09:45 11-Sept-24
Eating pets, inflation, abortion - key debate claims fact-checked BBC09:31 11-Sept-24
Harris’s powerful abortion stance and Trump’s fact-checks: key takeaways from the debate Yahoo! UK & Ireland06:35 11-Sept-24
Fact Check: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump´s presidential debate MailOnline04:03 11-Sept-24
Fact Check: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential debate Yahoo! UK & Ireland04:02 11-Sept-24
‘Eating the pets’ and Project 2025: fact checking the presidential debate Yahoo! UK & Ireland02:41 11-Sept-24
Vance repeats baseless claim about Haitian immigrants eating pets BBC19:53 10-Sept-24
Ros Atkins on... Harris, Trump and the polls BBC17:44 10-Sept-24
Will the pensions increase make up for the loss of winter fuel payments? BBC11:48 10-Sept-24
Blair Institute report did not recommend closing most GP surgeries Full Fact09:42 10-Sept-24
In the last month
Has the government ‘scrapped’ cost of living support for pensioners? Full Fact16:37 9-Sept-24
German ambassador steps in to fact-check Daily Mail’s ‘Rwanda plan’ claims The London Economic12:49 9-Sept-24
Post falsely links Elon Musk to plug-in ‘energy saving devices’ Full Fact09:33 9-Sept-24
Explained: Scotland’s carbon storage The Ferret06:36 8-Sept-24
Satellite images show how Israel is paving key Gaza road BBC01:13 7-Sept-24
Can Labour take credit for ‘record-breaking’ clean energy auction? Full Fact17:54 6-Sept-24
Full Fact v Daily Express: how and why it happened Full Fact13:20 6-Sept-24
Claim Scottish child payment already lifted more than 100,000 kids out of poverty is False The Ferret12:48 6-Sept-24
Fact-checking artwork sjhoward.co.uk (Weblog)06:09 6-Sept-24
Fact check: PMQs and MP breakfast expenses Evening Standard17:22 5-Sept-24
Fact check: Major hurdle for offshore wind auction was changed by Conservatives Evening Standard17:08 5-Sept-24
Photo is not from Georgia school shooting Full Fact16:39 5-Sept-24
Post comparing state pension and House of Lords allowance uses old figures Full Fact15:33 5-Sept-24
Vogue cover featuring boxer Imane Khelif isn’t real Full Fact15:28 5-Sept-24
Are a significant number of health workers in Northern Ireland not originally from here? FactCheckNI14:23 5-Sept-24
Scientists have not discovered that ‘autism can be reversed’ Full Fact13:34 5-Sept-24
Fact check: China built more wind and solar than the rest of the world in 2023 LBC News10:06 5-Sept-24
Baseless claim about Harris crash spread by mysterious website BBC20:21 4-Sept-24
Prime Minister’s Questions fact checked: 4 September 2024 Full Fact17:26 4-Sept-24
CNN did not say Kamala Harris lied 113 times during DNC speech Full Fact14:44 4-Sept-24
Trump Gets Hit With Instant Fact-Check After Bragging Of 1 'Impossible' Skill Yahoo! UK & Ireland10:07 4-Sept-24
Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances? BBC17:59 3-Sept-24
Fact check: Woman jailed for role in Hanley riot elbowed police officer on arrest Stoke-On-Trent Live17:24 3-Sept-24
The probation service has been working over capacity every month since January 2023 Channel 416:59 3-Sept-24
US aircraft carrier not targeted in recent strikes from Yemen Full Fact16:28 3-Sept-24
Fact check: Woman was jailed after admitting violent disorder and common assault Evening Standard15:14 3-Sept-24
Prime Minister’s Questions: 4 September 2024 Full Fact13:18 3-Sept-24
Fact Check: Has Babar Azam announced his retirement from Test cricket? The Cricket Times13:12 3-Sept-24
Is US economy better or worse now than under Trump? BBC01:06 3-Sept-24
FactCheck: why has the government dropped one-word Ofsted ratings and what will replace them? Channel 416:36 2-Sept-24
The Royal Family doesn’t receive £320 million a year from the taxpayer Full Fact17:26 30-Aug-24
Mpox isn’t misdiagnosed shingles Full Fact17:05 30-Aug-24
Has the Justice budget grown much less than broader public spending? FactCheckNI16:17 30-Aug-24
Faked AP report wrongly claims that Olympic art director was struck by lightning Full Fact15:54 30-Aug-24
Edited CNN headline makes false claims about Kamala Harris pledge Full Fact15:34 30-Aug-24
Fact check: Second-hand smoke is dangerous Evening Standard15:24 30-Aug-24
FactCheck: who will no longer get Winter Fuel Payments and who is eligible for pension credit? Channel 415:23 30-Aug-24
No, ‘illegal immigrants’ don’t receive more benefits than pensioners Full Fact15:03 30-Aug-24
‘Illegal immigrants’ can’t claim Jobseeker’s Allowance Full Fact14:53 30-Aug-24
No, Apple has not said it will remove Telegram from iPhones Full Fact14:43 30-Aug-24
Obama wasn’t held in Guantanamo Bay Full Fact14:13 30-Aug-24
Fact-checking Kamala Harris’s first campaign interview BBC14:08 30-Aug-24
Fact check: Did Shaheen and Shan Masood have physical altercation in Pakistan dressing room? Wisden13:01 30-Aug-24
UV light does not ‘heal eyes’ Full Fact11:50 30-Aug-24
Fact check: Public sector pay and Gaza image claims Belfast Telegraph17:18 29-Aug-24
MPs cannot claim £50 in expenses for breakfast Full Fact16:51 29-Aug-24
The UAE has not frozen a contract for fighter jets from France over the arrest of Telegram CEO… Full Fact16:30 29-Aug-24
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz did not write Guardian opinion article about ‘dancing on… Full Fact16:10 29-Aug-24
California did vote for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee Full Fact15:29 29-Aug-24
Fact Check: Did Virat Kohli criticize his Indian teammate Shubman Gill? The Cricket Times13:13 29-Aug-24
No evidence WHO has ordered preparation for mpox ‘mega lockdowns’ Full Fact12:57 29-Aug-24
Fact check: The Duchess of Sussex was in Colombia during most of film festival Evening Standard10:36 29-Aug-24
Fake USA Today video falsely claims Church of Satan praised Paris Olympics opening ceremony Full Fact16:47 28-Aug-24
NHS diversity officers don’t all make £96,000 Full Fact15:36 28-Aug-24
Claims Labour pledged to freeze energy bills appears to refer to old policy Full Fact15:20 28-Aug-24
Yes, Secret Service agents pictured at rally where Donald Trump was shot wore earpieces Full Fact11:22 28-Aug-24
Kremlin photo does not show ‘severe electricity shortage’ in Moscow due to sanctions Full Fact16:54 27-Aug-24
Image of child shot in the head was taken in Yemen not Gaza Full Fact15:42 27-Aug-24
Fact Check: Did KL Rahul confirm his retirement from international cricket? The Cricket Times06:24 26-Aug-24
British fact-checking charity secures AI grant from Google Techerati07:56 24-Aug-24
Fact check: Labour’s pledge to cap energy bills expired in April 2023 Evening Standard17:22 23-Aug-24
Fact check: Scottish drug deaths claims The Ferret15:12 23-Aug-24
Fact check: Several people have been sentenced for racially aggravated crimes Belfast Telegraph15:07 23-Aug-24
Colbert mocks Trump over his Harris DNC speech ‘fact check’ The Independent13:24 23-Aug-24
How much are energy prices rising by – and why? Channel 411:08 23-Aug-24
Kamala Harris convention speech fact-checked BBC07:42 23-Aug-24
Trump blasts ‘all talk’ Harris in furious Truth Social ‘fact check’ The Independent05:35 23-Aug-24
The Pope has not appointed Klaus Schwab ‘universal bishop’ Full Fact17:39 22-Aug-24

      
            
      
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