Posts online falsely claim a video shows US military equipment “given” to the Taliban when it withdrew from Afghanistan.

We’ve crunched the numbers after a claim on the Today programme from former Labour cabinet minister Alan Johnson.

Posts shared thousands of times on social media claim the PM is going to “means test” pensions. But there’s no evidence this is true and the government has said there are no plans to change state pens ...

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

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

Rishi Sunak claimed Labour has ‘scrapped’ cost of living support for pensioners, and the Winter Fuel Payment. We've had a ...

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

Will state pension increases offset the impact of Winter Fuel Payment changes? Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer claimed that the state pension ‘will increase by more than any loss of the Winter Fuel ...

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

After the government was criticised for not proceeding with a Conservative plan for a ‘UK connection test’, we take a look at who can apply for social housing, and who … ...

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

Health misinformation can ruin lives and damage health services. Our health team fact checks claims about health including funding and delivery, and dangerous medical claims, and makes recommendations ...