Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that tariffs are paid by foreign countries. During his inauguration speech, for example ...

We’ve seen lots of claims about human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in recent weeks. This explainer looks at what we know about it.

Posts on Facebook have repeated an inaccurate claim that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that the UK will ...

After asking Ms Reeves’ office about her comments, we received a response from the Treasury. It confirmed that the last full ...

False. Argos has confirmed this is not a genuine offer. A post on Facebook claims that the retailer Argos is selling “unclaimed parcels” that may contain “various household appliances” or “kitchen ...

This isn’t quite right. Some councils with elections scheduled for May 2025 have asked to postpone them due to a ...

A video shows the perspective of a firefighter as they tackle a blaze in Los Angeles. But the video is unrelated to these fires. It was originally posted on 8 November 2024 on the action camera ...

The clip has been shared after President Trump’s inauguration with misleading captions that imply it’s recent—but the event occurred in March 2023.

We can’t find an example of the government saying this exactly, and that’s not what official figures show. The 16,400 figure refers to all immigration returns carried out during Labour’s first six ...

The video being shared is more than 17 years old, and unrelated to the recent announcement. A video of Hamas fighters praying and shouting “Allahu Akbar” has been shared on Facebook following the ...

Labour’s manifesto pledges to “fix an additional one million potholes across England in each year of the next parliament”. This pledge appears quite specific—it gives a precise number, timeframe and ...

False. This clip shows a tsunami in the country in 2011. A video from 2011 is being shared on social media with claims suggesting it shows scenes following a recent earthquake in Japan. The clip shows ...