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

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

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 ...

We’ve seen some confusion online following Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s claim today that “spiking will be made a criminal offence”, with some commentators saying this is already the case or ...

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 ...

This is not true. The picture was taken in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel last year. A picture circulating on social media in recent days with claims it shows “Tel Aviv last night” was actually ...

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

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