How much is the ‘welfare bill’ set to increase by?
This figure appears to refer to the forecast cost of spending on health and disability benefits for working-age adults, which is set to reach £75.7 billion by 2029/30.
Rick Scott wrong that full-time jobs dropped under Joe Biden
On CNN’s "State of the Union" on March 9, host Jake Tapper asked Scott, "President Trump has acknowledged that there's going to be a little disturbance due to his economic policies.
Online Posts Misconstrue Data on Social Security Numbers
In September 2015, the Social Security Administration began a process that automatically designates individuals aged 115 and older as deceased and ends payments to them.
Trump relies on falsehoods when pushing for voting changes
Some states with popular mail-voting programs, such as Florida and Arizona, are allowed to open mail ballots and prepare them for tabulation before Election Day, which helps them release results within minutes of the polls closing.
Image of Mark Carney on beach with Ghislaine Maxwell is fake
Fact checkers at Agence France Presse (AFP) have recently written about other images appearing to show Mr Carney and Maxwell together, that are almost certainly AI-generated.
Old clip still doesn’t show Obama birth certificate is fake
Mike Zullo, a member of Arpaio’s "Cold Case Posse," "explained how a careful analysis of the document’s typed letters and words, as well as the angles of the date stamps, proved forgery," the Arizona Republic reported at the time.
FactChecking RFK Jr.’s First Interview as HHS Secretary
In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first interview as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, he made multiple incorrect or misleading statements, including about seed oils, an abortion drug and the notion that the U.S. has the “sickest population in the world.”
President Trump claims Ukraine ‘started’ the war with Russia
Indeed, as recently as yesterday, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage MP appeared to say something similar when he told the Daily Express, while speaking about what he thought Brexit has achieved: “We got a vaccine out more quickly than any other country.
Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million?
Some news reports and social media have said entrepreneur Elon Musk, who’s leading President Donald Trump’s effort to cut government, was in line for a $400 million State Department contract for armored vehicles made by his car company, Tesla.
How severe is the pressure on the NHS this winter?
Many parts of the country face a toxic cocktail of long waiting lists, overcrowding in hospitals, bad bouts of flu and respiratory conditions, alongside chronic long-term issues such as staff shortages, crumbling buildings, and extremely tight finances.
Trump, Musk federal spending objections not proof of fraud
The notice said the government’s pause on foreign aid put more than $489 million of food assistance at risk of spoilage or diversion and limited officials’ ability to respond to fraud and waste allegations.
Trump didn’t blame DEI for Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss
A fake Truth Social post circulating on Threads appeared to show President Donald Trump saying the Kansas City Chiefs were "too focused on DEI nonsense" and that the Eagles received "USAID money flowing in like water."