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 ...

US inflation hit 9.1% in June 2022—its highest level for 40 years, but not an all-time high. Inflation was higher at other points in the twentieth century, and was 23.7% in June 1920. The Panama Canal ...

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

Nine members of the Labour shadow cabinet prior to the election—most of whom are now in the Cabinet—have no prior “non-political” work history. This list isn’t wholly accurate. Although we’ve not ...

False. Mr Trump has not made any such executive order during his first day in office. Social media posts have claimed President Trump has signed an executive order to remove capital gains tax on ...

A photo of a burnt car next to an intact tree and wooden utility pole shows damage that wasn’t caused by wildfires. Experts say the damage in the photo is consistent with the damage wildfires can ...

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 ...

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.