We’ve taken a look at some of the claims made by the final two contenders to be the next Prime Minister during Sky News’s “The Battle For Number 10” Q&A.
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Full Fact→ BBC Conservative leadership debate: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss fact checked
We’ve taken a closer look at the claims made by the final two contenders to be the next Prime Minister.
Full Fact→ ITV Conservative leadership debate: fact checked
We’ve looked into some of the claims made by the contenders to be the next Prime Minister.
Full Fact→ Channel 4 Conservative leadership debate: fact checked
With those running in the Conservative leadership race clashing over tax, the cost of living and more, we take a look at some of the claims made.
Full Fact→ Conservative leadership contest: four early claims fact checked
We take a look at some of the early claims, including Penny Mordaunt’s estimate of fuel VAT savings and Jeremy Hunt’s claim about corporation tax.
AllSides→ Ukraine war: Kremenchuk shopping centre attack claims fact-checked
https://www.bbc.com/news/61967480 Within hours of the attack on a shopping centre in the central Ukrain
Poynter→ 5 claims about the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade, fact-checked
Ending nearly 50 years of federally protected access to abortion, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, returning power to individual states to set their own laws. […] The post 5 claims about the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v
PolitiFact→ Is life as hard in Georgia as Stacey Abrams said? We checked her stats
Stacey Abrams said Georgia ranks poorly in maternal mortality, gun violence, mental health, and the fraction of people without health insurance. Her numbers might not be precise, but her point is largely correct.
Poynter→ 5 claims Justice Samuel Alito makes in the draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, fact-checked
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is over 90 pages long. But Alito wasted little time getting to his key point. “The Constitution makes no reference […] The post 5 claims Justice Samuel Alit
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer’s GMB interview: fact checked
Yesterday we fact checked Boris Johnson’s interview on Good Morning Britain ahead of the local elections. Today it was Labour leader Keir Starmer’s turn to face presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley. Here are two of his comment
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson’s GMB interview: fact checked
In an interview on Good Morning Britain this morning, Boris Johnson was warned by interviewer Susanna Reid: “There are fact checkers at every stage of every interview who will go through your answers with a fine-tooth comb.” She was entirel
Snopes→ Unchecked Global Emissions Could Lead to Mass Marine Extinctions, Study Finds
Arctic and tropical oceans were among the most vulnerable.
Poynter→ President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address, fact-checked
President Joe Biden argued forcefully for the power of democracy while calling out Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a State of the Union address that soon turned to the domestic […] The post President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union ad
Lead Stories→ Context Matters: Why Lead Stories Fact Checked The BMJ
On November 10, 2021, Lead Stories published a fact check about an article published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on November 2, 2021. In response, the BMJ published an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg on December 17, 2021, calling
Snopes→ 13 Odd Online Ads Snopes Fact-Checked in 2021
Worry not, as you will find no long slideshow articles here. Our entire story is presented on a single page.
Snopes→ 13 Bizarre Animal Antics Snopes Fact-Checked in 2021
Year after year, the animal kingdom continues to amaze the internet.
Snopes→ Fake or Real? Snopes Fact-Checked These Images in 2021
One manipulated picture is worth a thousand words.
Full Fact→ Murky claims about sewage bill fact checked
The past few days have seen MPs defend themselves over accusations they voted with the government against plans to reduce the discharge of sewage into rivers. The government has now said it will propose an amendment “very similar” to the on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme About Great-Grandmother Washing Aluminum Foil And Saving Bacon Grease Was NOT Fact Checked
Did Facebook fact checkers label a meme as false information because, "There is no evidence that people ever saved aluminum foil or bacon grease"? No, that's not true: A meme-maker used a counterfeit fact check label to make a satirical j
Poynter→ Donald Trump’s Save America Rally in Iowa, fact-checked
Conjecture that former President Donald Trump is seeking back the White House job he held for four years continued to generate news — and fact checks — in Iowa on Saturday night, Oct. 9. Trump’s latest visit was a Save America Rally that drew tho
Full Fact→ Fact checked: six key claims about the new health and social care plan
One story has dominated headlines this week—the government’s new plan for health and social care and how it plans to fund it by raising National Insurance. So we’ve taken a look at some of the key claims we’ve seen in Parliament
Snopes→ Ida Weakens As Rescues Begin and Damage Checked in Louisiana
Across southeast Louisiana residents waited for daylight to be rescued from floodwaters and see how much damage was caused by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. mainland.
Full Fact→ Covid vaccines and pregnancy: fact checked
We all deserve information we can trust, especially when making important decisions about our health. For pregnant women and their families, this has been an especially worrying time. Vaccine uptake among pregnant women has been lower than other
Full Fact→ Pandemic school attendance: fact checked
An article published by The Sun on 27 June claims that 100,000 pupils have failed to return to school full-time despite classrooms reopening. This claim is based on a report produced by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), which states that durin
Full Fact→ April’s trade figures fact checked
A column in the Daily Express makes a number of claims about the latest trade data published by the Office for National Statistics. A few of the claims could use more context. “The deficit in trade with the EU has narrowed by £
Washington Post→ McAuliffe doubles down on false budget claim that has been fact-checked three times
The former Virginia governor, who is seeking his old job again, earns Four Pinocchios.
Poynter→ Facebook acknowledges politicians can harm, but won’t let them be fact-checked
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. What’s the harm? Last week’s announcement by Facebook that it would keep
AllSides→ Can scientific uncertainties about COVID-19 be fact-checked?
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/can-covid-19-uncertainty-be-fact-checked/ The coronavirus pa
AllSides→ Can COVID-19 uncertainty be fact-checked?
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/can-covid-19-uncertainty-be-fact-checked/ The coronavirus pa
Poynter→ Can scientific uncertainties about COVID-19 be fact-checked?
The coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 have brought hardships from the deaths of loved ones to economic struggles to social isolation. Everyone has been touched by it. Fact-checkers went from knowing almost nothing about a strange new virus to monitorin
Poynter→ President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress, fact-checked
In his first speech before Congress, President Joe Biden argued it was time to turn the coronavirus pandemic into a historic opportunity to expand government for the benefit of a wider range of Americans, urging investments in jobs, climate change, chi
Full Fact→ Inaccurate Covid vaccine ‘Q&A’: fact checked
A Covid-19 vaccine “Q&A” sheet has been circulating on social media. It presents a checklist of claims about the vaccine, alongside ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answers. Some of the claims are inaccurate and suggest the mRNA va
AllSides→ Checked by reality, some QAnon supporters seek a way out
https://apnews.com/article/qanon-conspiracy-theory-recovery-4ea47c2966a41b30ae678e5f471f6070 Ceally Smi
Snopes→ Checked by Reality, Some QAnon Supporters Seek a Way out
After Donald Trump departed the White House, some QAnon adherents have concocted ever more elaborate stories to keep their faith alive.
AllSides→ Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, fact-checked
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/joe-bidens-presidential-inauguration-fact-checked/ It was an
Poynter→ Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, fact-checked
It was an inauguration like none before, squeezed between massive security and a pandemic that has killed over 400,000 Americans. Instead of crowds, a sea of American and state flags filled the National Mall in Washington. Armed National Guardsmen repl
Poynter→ Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, fact-checked
It was an inauguration like none before, squeezed between massive security and a pandemic that has killed over 400,000 Americans. Instead of crowds, a sea of American and state flags filled the National Mall in Washington. Armed National Guardsmen repl
AllSides→ We Fact-Checked 5 Common Bogus Claims About Vaccines and COVID-19
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7axaa/fact-check-coronavirus-vaccine-claims From the moment COVID-19 e
AllSides→ A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/06/day-crisis-us-capitol-fact-checked/ After a day of rioti
AllSides→ US election 2020: Five viral vote claims fact-checked
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54811410 As President Trump continues to dispute the result o