August Graham

Health

Fact check: Prematurity is the biggest global killer of children under five

There are 12 different causes of death that killed more than 100,000 children under five in 2023.
17 Apr 2025
Crime

Fact check: Man sentenced after admitting violent disorder

John Cann was jailed for three years for his part in recent protests.
16 Aug 2024
Crime

Fact check: Video shows prison incident that is unrelated to recent riots

The Ministry of Justice confirmed that the inmates involved were not linked to recent disorder.
16 Aug 2024
Politics

Fact check: MPs elected for first time do not yet have interests registered

New MPs have 28 days from the start of a new Parliament to register their interests.
2 Aug 2024
Business News

Fact check: Energy price cap is expected to rise by just under 10% in October

Recent claims of a major increase in costs are from 2022.
1 Aug 2024
Politics

Fact check: Pay rise for junior doctors includes 8.8% hike from last year

The Government has agreed a pay deal which will see pay rise by around 22%.
1 Aug 2024
Crime

Fact check: Police say suspect arrested over Southport attack was born in UK

Police have said that a name shared on social media is ‘incorrect’ and that the teenager arrested was born in the UK.
31 Jul 2024
Business News

Fact check: Inflation was 3.4% when the Conservatives took power and is 2% now

The latest available data is from June this year and shows inflation was 2.0%.
31 Jul 2024
Business News

Oil giants hope to bounce back from impairments in second-quarter results

BP and Shell are set to present their results on Tuesday and Thursday.
26 Jul 2024
Politics

Fact check: The number of Scottish children in poverty rose by some measurements

Two measures show child poverty falling in Scotland since the SNP took over, while two show it rising.
26 Jul 2024
Tech

Mobile carriers banned from hiking prices mid-contract based on inflation

Ofcom said that the changes would come into effect from the start of next year.
22 Jul 2024
Business News

Retailers blame ‘election uncertainty’ as sales drop in June

Retail sales volumes fell 1.2% last month, at twice the rate that economists had expected.
19 Jul 2024
Politics

Fact check: Picture of Ed Miliband coming off a plane is from 2015

The image shows Mr Miliband getting off an Embraer jet during the 2015 election campaign.
17 Jul 2024
Politics

Fact check: Video of the Prime Minister has been edited

The video appears to be real but the audio has been swapped out for a likely AI-generated voice of Sir Keir Starmer.
16 Jul 2024
Politics

Fact check: MP’s murderer was Islamic State supporter

The man who was convicted of killing Sir David Amess supported the so-called Islamic State terror group.
16 Jul 2024
Politics

Fact check: Wes Streeting said getting people back to work can help the economy

The Health Secretary was being interviewed as part of the Future of Britain conference.
10 Jul 2024
Politics

What to expect in polling stations

You must not take photographs inside the polling station, but you can use your own pen or pencil should you wish to do so.
4 Jul 2024
Politics

Fact check: Labour’s manifesto has not promised to give prisoners the vote

A Labour report which recommended prisoners should vote was released before Sir Keir Starmer became Labour leader.
2 Jul 2024
Politics

Fact check: Bus stop advert of Rishi Sunak is manipulated photograph from Serbia

The image has been shared on social media and gained thousands of likes.
2 Jul 2024
Politics

Fact check: Sir Keir Starmer protects time with his children on Friday nights

The Labour leader has spoken several times about how he carves out time for his teenage family despite having a busy job.
2 Jul 2024
Politics

Fact check: Several countries have committed to banning new non-electric cars

The EU plans a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035.
30 Jun 2024