Category Archives: Full Fact

An old myth that the NHS Covid app cost £37 billion has resurfaced. In fact, that’s the budget for the first two years of the entire Test and Trace programme.Source

Footage claiming to show a ship sinking after being targeted by “Yemeni armed forces” actually shows the scuttling of a ship off the coast of Brazil in 2020.Source

Figures circulating on social media aren’t all correct, and ignore the significant differences in the way pension schemes work in each country.Source

Aditya Verma has been cleared by a Spanish court of public disorder, and does not need to pay a fine.Source

The picture has been digitally altered, with Jimmy Savile’s face superimposed onto Gordon Brown’s.Source

An article claims a treaty ‘legally compels’ the city to introduce these restrictions. It doesn’t.Source

The original headline included the words “Tories say” at the end, to make it clear the Mail was paraphrasing a claim from the Conservative party chair.Source

It’s the second largest by-election swing to Labour in the post-war period, though several other by-elections in that time have seen larger swings to other parties.Source

Gameplay footage of Arma 3 has often been linked to misinformation about recent ongoing conflicts.Source

Although the Scottish First Minister has denied funding to a UN agency for Palestinian refugees has been “paused”, the Scottish government says it currently has no plans to give more aid.Source

We’ve taken a look at what the latest GDP figures mean for the Prime Minister’s pledge to “grow the economy”.Source