The Prime Minister appeared to understate the cost when claiming in local TV interviews that £5-6 million a day is spent on hotels for “illegal migrants”.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: A Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency broadcast system test on Oct. 4 won't activate nanoparticles contained in COVID-19 vaccines.
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley and Tim Scott’s Collision Course
Plus: Donald Trump hopes to shut down more GOP debates.
Full Fact→ Michael Kors is not offering handbags for £3
The company confirmed it is not running any such promotion.
Logically→ Fake news report shared to level human trafficking charges against Indian politician Mahasena Rajesh
Logically→ Fake news report shared to level human trafficking charges against Indian politician Mahasena Rajesh
Full Fact→ Ministerial corrections and battling hoax posts: how our fact checking had an impact this summer
Fact checking isn’t just about publishing fact checks. We take action to slow and stop the spread of bad information.
Logically→ Report claiming Zelenskyy’s security guard caused a brawl at a U.S. bar is fabricated
Logically→ పాకిస్థాన్ క్రికెట్ జట్టు భారత దేశానికి వచ్చినపుడు పాకిస్థాన్ వ్యతిరేక నినాదాలు చేయలేదు
Logically→ झारखंड में महिलाओं पर पुलिस लाठीचार्ज का पुराना वीडियो मध्य प्रदेश की हालिया घटना बताकर वायरल
Logically→ ಕಾವೇರಿ ಜಲ ವಿವಾದ: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ತಮಿಳಿನ ಲಾರಿ ಚಾಲಕನ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಲ್ಲೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲು ೨೦೧೬ರ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ
Full Fact→ How has the number of prison officers changed under the Conservatives?
The Prime Minister claimed the number of prison officers has increased by 4,000 “over the past few years”.
The Dispatch→ India and Canada’s Fraying Relationship
Plus: Saudi Arabia reaches out to the Palestinians.
Logically→ ইণ্ডোনেছিয়াৰ পুৰণি ভিডিঅ’ মণিপুৰত কুকি লোকৰ প্ৰশিক্ষণৰ বুলি শ্বেয়াৰ কৰা হৈছে
Logically→ No, pro-Indian PM Modi slogans were not raised at Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s rally
Full Fact→ World Economic Forum founder has not urged world leaders to give him control of their countries
Scrutiny of the speech made by Klaus Schwab shows he said no such thing.
The Dispatch→ Are We Doomed Yet?
Legion of normals unite.
The Dispatch→ The Impending Government Shutdown is Nothing But Theater
The loudest Republicans have failed to produce any coherent strategy to rein in deficits.
The Dispatch→ How Well Is Rural America Doing? You’d Be Surprised
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett’s ‘The Overlooked Americans’ rejects grim depictions of rural life.
The Dispatch→ A Mideast Mega-Deal in the Making
Instability undermines efforts to include the Palestinians in a Saudi-Israeli peace deal.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Flooding In Germany ‘Right Now’ — Clips Are Dated And Also Show Other Places
Does this video show images of flooding in Berlin "right now"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories was able to identify most of these scenes and none show flooding in Berlin. While several clips showing flooding from the summer of 2023, muc
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom told Sean Hannity about energy independence
“We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden.
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Vivek Ramaswamy got it wrong; being trans isn’t a mental health disorder.
Being transgender is a "mental health disorder."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NFL Did NOT Ban ‘The Black National Anthem’ After ‘Backlash’ — Claim Is From A Satire Site
Did the National Football League (NFL) ban the performance of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," also known as the Black National Anthem, at any NFL-sponsored venue after the purported performance of the song by Beyonce Knowles-Carter
The Dispatch→ The Potemkin Debate
Will it be the last?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The World Economic Forum is not planning to seize control of everything through ‘the Great Reset’
World Economic Forum “elites” are pushing the Great Reset, which aims to control people by taking all their possessions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Phoenix Did NOT ‘Impose WEF’s Ban On Meat, Dairy, Private Cars,’ As of September 28, 2023
Did Phoenix become the "first U.S. city" to prohibit "meat, dairy, private cars" in September 2023 at the directive of the World Economic Forum? No, that's not true: Had it been a real ban, it would have been officially announced on the g
PolitiFact→ Oficiales de salud en California investigan qué causó que una mujer perdiera sus extremidades
En Español: Una mujer de California dice en Facebook que perdió sus extremidades por comer pescado infectado con una bacteria come carne. Oficiales de salud dicen que hay un caso coincidente, pero según información preliminaria, no hay resultados p
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No evidence Klaus Schwab said United Nations’ 2030 Agenda is failing
“Klaus Schwab admits agenda 2030 is failing as millions rise up against new world order.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – El crédito de salud es para pagar el seguro médico
“Si ganas menos de $50,000 al año” puedes calificar para un crédito de salud y usarlo para “lo que sea”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Lia Thomas Quit Competitive Swimming — Claim Is From A Satire Site
Did American swimmer Lia Thomas quit competitive swimming? No, that's not true: This claim is from a satirical website and has not been reported by legitimate news outlets. The website where this claim originated has a disclaimer that rea
PolitiFact→ Viral image – PSA: This ‘1970s’ PSA is a parody
A 1970s public service announcement offers tips for avoiding the coronavirus.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Donald Trump’s 9/11 speculation is not evidence of an ‘inside job’
“Donald Trump exposes why 9/11 was an inside job.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Biden and UN official did not warn of a planned disaster
At a United Nations summit, President Joe Biden and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned of a planned disaster.
PolitiFact→ What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?
What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?
PolitiFact→ Mike Oliverio – Has the high school stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., been voted America’s best?
“A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.”
Full Fact→ McDonald’s french fries do not all come from Bill Gates and a GM potato farm
This claim has been shared by thousands of people on Facebook.
Full Fact→ The Pope and Bill Clinton haven’t called for ‘urgent depopulation’
The Pope did talk about climate change at an event with the former president.
Full Fact→ UK aid didn’t pay for India’s moon mission
Thanks to its growing economy, India’s government has not received traditional development aid from the UK since around 2015. None of the money it receives from the UK funds its space programme.
Full Fact→ Argos is not selling MacBook Pros for £1
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.