An image shared on social media with claims it shows a list of patent numbers for viruses such as H1N1 flu, Zika virus and ...

This isn’t true. Plastics are polymers and unrelated to margarine. As the website Science-Based Medicine explains: “Margarine ...

A claim has recently circulated online falsely suggesting that humans cannot “catch” viruses because “they don’t exist”. The ...

A video of Albert Bourla speaking has been edited to make it sound as if Pfizer wants to depopulate the world.

Almost 2,000 people have shared a post suggesting there is a plot to lower the “population’s vitality” by hiding citric acid ...

Since the government announced changes to the rules around inheritance tax on farms, we’ve seen apparently contradictory ...

Labour has said that by the next general election, there will be an additional 8,500 staff working to support the delivery of ...

The Labour party’s 2024 manifesto promised to “ensure the next generation can never legally buy cigarettes”. The government ...

A false claim circulating on social media says that the cap on bus fares has increased to £3 as a result of the policy.

This is incorrect. The data does not show how many times the petition has been signed with MPs’ names, but how many times it has been signed by people recorded as living in those MPs’ constituencies.

The video showing a ship ablaze has been shared to suggest it was attacked by the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group.

Disney, Marvel, IBM, Comcast, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony Pictures, CBS and The Colbert Show have stopped posting on the social media platform X. This is mostly incorrect. All but three ...