We’ve seen lots of claims about human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in recent weeks. This explainer looks at what we know about it.

Some councils have asked to delay elections until 2026 due to a reorganisation of local government, but we don’t yet know ...

After asking Ms Reeves’ office about her comments, we received a response from the Treasury. It confirmed that the last full ...

An image of such a scene has left people doubting it was caused by the LA wildfires. But fire experts told us the damage in ...

During his inaugural address, President Trump claimed that the United States “lost 38,000 lives” during the construction of ...

Several TikTok videos have made the claim in recent days, but there are currently no plans for the UK to rejoin the EU.

Posts on Facebook have repeated an inaccurate claim that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that the UK will have the fastest growing economy in Europe.

A reported steep rise in cases may have been affected by a broader classification of grooming since 2017—as well as by ...

President Donald Trump’s mother said her son was an idiot with zero common sense and no social skills and that she hoped he’d never get into politics as he’d be a disaster. There’s no evidence Mrs ...

A Telegraph article claiming up to one in 12 people in London are “illegal migrants” has grabbed headlines. But estimating ...

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.

Both the article, and the claim that Ms Rayner is replacing Ms Reeves, are not real. A screenshot being shared on social media appears to show a BBC news article reporting that Angela Rayner is ...