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Did Boris Johnson lie about Porton Down’s evidence against Russia?
The head of Porton Down, the government’s military research facility, appears to have contradicted claims by the foreign secretary over the poisoning of a former spy, Sergei Skripal. Boris Johnson seemingly confirmed that scientists had “no doubt” that the nerve agent used was made in Russia. But Porton Down now says it has “not identified the precise source”.
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Q&A on Cambridge Analytica: The allegations so far, explained
What has Cambridge Analytica actually been accused of? And why should you care?
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Long read: Does the UK’s case against Russia stack up?
When a former Russian spy and his daughter were found slumped on a park bench in Salisbury, it wasn’t long before investigators started looking at the Kremlin with suspicion. But how strong is the UK’s evidence against Russia? And what do the experts think?
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Did the BBC edit a photo of Jeremy Corbyn to make him look close to Russia?
Some commentators have accused Newsnight of altering a picture of the Labour leader to make him appear close to Russia. FactCheck investigates.
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Is Trump sticking to his word over the Russian spy case?
President Trump said that – when the UK reaches a conclusion about the attack on Sergei Skripal – he would “certainly take that finding as fact”. He promised to “condemn Russia or whoever it may be” who’s responsible. But now that Theresa May has said Russia was “culpable for the attempted murder,” has Trump stuck to his word?
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High-profile deaths on British soil with alleged links to the Kremlin
Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in hospital after exposure to what is believed to be a nerve agent. There’s no conclusive evidence yet to tell us who’s responsible. But this isn’t the first time that someone with links to the Kremlin has been attacked on British soil.
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FatCheck: will the government’s calorie cuts work?
The government has announced its ambition to reduce the number of calories in some popular foods by 20 per cent by 2024. Will this really help the nation lose weight? There’s often confusion and debate about how best to tackle the UK’s obesity epidemic. Some commentators have blamed obesity on over-consumption of certain food types like…
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Ann Coulter’s 10 misleading claims about immigrants and mass shootings
In just one article, Ms Coulter has made ten false or contested claims about immigration, mass shootings and gun control. Here they are.
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How much are MPs paid?
MPs are set to receive a pay rise of 1.8 per cent this year, bringing their total salary to £77,379. Announcing the decision, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said it was increasing wages to keep them in line with public sector pay. FactCheck looks at the bigger picture.
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Environment Secretary Michael Gove: clutching at plastic straws?
The environment secretary, Michael Gove, has argued with a top EU official over proposals to ban plastic drinking straws. He suggested the EU was holding back UK ambitions to ban them, but Frans Timmermans responded by claiming the EU was actually “one step ahead”. So what’s the truth?
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Have universities become ‘bloated’ under higher tuition fees?
The average UK vice chancellor gets paid six times as much as a lecturer. And there’s no evidence that senior pay is linked to university performance.
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Is Brexit really going to cost £2 billion a week?
There’s a new Brexit battle bus in town, funded by a group who want to “tell the truth about the costs of leaving the EU.” FactCheck takes a look.
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The government is fighting ISIS online – but could it censor journalists?
The government has developed new technology which can “automatically detect terrorist content” online.
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Labour aren’t telling the full story about free school meals
Despite what Labour’s claim appears to suggest, this is not a case of the government taking free school meals from a million children who are currently receiving them.
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Why the conspiracy theories about George Soros don’t stack up
You might remember him as “the man who broke the Bank of England”, but George Soros is also at the centre of dozens of conspiracy theories. Here’s why they don’t stack up.