A video seemingly showing the US president calling for a ban on Skittles and the red food colouring carmine is a deepfake.

Familiar vaccine misinformation resurfaces in a Facebook video, which claims that mRNA vaccines change people’s genes. There is no factual basis for this claim.

The data we have suggests most schools in England don’t allow pupils to use their phones—although the types of ban vary, and ...

Sadiq Khan has just announced a new proposal to build 40,000 new council homes specifically prioritised for Muslims under the ...

No, it’s not illegal for a doctor to advise you on cancer cures, and neither are they going to jail for trying to find a cure ...

In a recent episode of the BBC’s Strong Message Here podcast, presented by the writer Armando Iannucci and journalist Helen ...

Misleading claims that the new interim chair of Ofsted’s board, Sir Hamid Patel, will be able to change what pupils learn in ...

A photo shows the family of a person called “Khalil”, who arrived in the UK by boat, lives in a five-bedroom property in north London and is taking the government to court over his housing needs. The ...

This is misleading. The video clips in question date from March 2023, and show Mr Starmer pledging to freeze council tax for a year. They do not show Mr Starmer promising a freeze in 2025/26. Labour ...

Amazon is giving away free laptops to UK seniors aged 50 and over. This isn’t true. Amazon says this is not a real offer. A Facebook post offering the chance for over 50s to get a free laptop from ...

There’s no evidence Meghan has had another child. An image is almost certainly AI-generated. A photo of Meghan the Duchess of Sussex seemingly holding a baby is being widely shared on social media ...