Referencials Referencials
President Donald Trump Donald Trump BIDEN ENDORSES TRUMP Vice President Kamala President Kamala Harris Harris attacked Trump Social Security


9.4 million people are classed as economically inactive, not unemployed

9.4 million people are classed as economically inactive, not unemployed

For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as missing context because the post refers to the number of people in the UK who meet the official definition of economic inactivity, rather than being unemployed.


The Pope has not appointed Klaus Schwab ‘universal bishop’

The Pope has not appointed Klaus Schwab ‘universal bishop’

The People’s Voice article claims Pope Francis appointed Mr Schwab “universal bishop” because “his plan to restore nature to its position of primacy in the world order means he is more relevant figure than Jesus Christ in 2024 [sic]”.


Trump Revives – and Further Decreases – His Absurdly Low Estimate of Sea Level Rise

Trump Revives – and Further Decreases – His Absurdly Low Estimate of Sea Level Rise

On the campaign trail this summer, former President Donald Trump has routinely cast doubt on climate change by falsely claiming that the oceans will rise just “one-eighth of an inch over the next 400 years.” He’s previously used the same measurement over a period of 250 years.


Bird Flu Pandemic Preparedness Activities Are Not Evidence of a Conspiracy

Bird Flu Pandemic Preparedness Activities Are Not Evidence of a Conspiracy

Wheeler, for instance, said that the kit “has everything that you or I will need to combat this lab-created virus that I’m sure the globalists are going to unleash on us,” referring to H5N1 bird flu and listing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine as components, while telling followers to buy it using her promo code.


Walz Twists Some Labor Claims

Walz Twists Some Labor Claims

“While the administration may be trumpeting this rule as a good thing for workers, that is a ruse,” Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank partly funded by labor unions, wrote in a statement issued the same day.


Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention

Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention

Trump’s proposal to end federal taxes on tips (which Vice President Kamala Harris later said she also supports) is aimed at benefiting mostly low-income workers, though some economists doubt it will work.


Third Night of the Democratic Convention

Third Night of the Democratic Convention

The late criminologist Richard Rosenfeld, who wrote about crime trends for the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice at the end of his long career in this field, told us in 2021 that presidents “can facilitate a response,” citing an initiative by Biden at the time to work with cities to reduce gun violence.


How Walz Responded to Riots in Minnesota After the Death of George Floyd

How Walz Responded to Riots in Minnesota After the Death of George Floyd

Meanwhile, an independent “after-action review” commissioned by Minneapolis concluded that the delayed deployment of the state National Guard was at least partly the result of inexperienced city officials not following the proper protocols when Walz was first contacted about providing military assistance.


No evidence audio clip supposedly of Wes Streeting comments about Palestinian deaths is genuine

No evidence audio clip supposedly of Wes Streeting comments about Palestinian deaths is genuine

An audio clip, widely shared on X (formerly Twitter), supposedly captures Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes Streeting swearing and saying he doesn’t care, when asked about Palestinians being killed.


“ZhS Premium” on the losses of the Ukrainian army with a reference to a yoga instructor

“ZhS Premium” on the losses of the Ukrainian army with a reference to a yoga instructor

The essence of a fake: Yoga instructor accidentally reveals one million dead Ukrainian soldiers during event announcement.


Is a Belarusian pension enough to pay for utilities for five years?

Is a Belarusian pension enough to pay for utilities for five years?

According to official data, last year, the average pension in Latvia was not €320, as claimed by the blogger, but €560 — 2.5 times higher than in Belarus.


Scottish Labour does not have its headquarters in Newcastle

Scottish Labour does not have its headquarters in Newcastle

Some of the posts feature a screenshot of Scottish Labour’s website showing that membership enquiries should be directed to an office in Newcastle upon Tyne.