Social media videos claiming that UK residents over the age of 60 can get a free lifetime exemption from paying a TV licence are false.

State pension contributions, with interest added, should generate a sum of almost £900,000 for pensioners when they retire. In recent weeks, we have seen dozens of Facebook posts which make a series ...

Claims circulating online that savings over £5,000 could be redirected into a national debt repayment fund from January 2026 ...

Many different versions of these posts have been shared on Facebook and TikTok, with the same core claim: that if you ...

Videos circulating online claim that from 2026 purchases above £20 will need digital ID verification, and repeated cash payments could result in fines. But neither of these claims are true.

Tesco is not celebrating Christmas this year, rebranding its Christmas trees as “evergreen” or “alpine” trees. Recent social ...

Many have accused the government of breaking its manifesto promises in the 2025 Budget, yet Rachel Reeves claims to have kept ...

There is no specific provision for asylum seekers to get free travel in London but they may be eligible for Freedom Passes ...

While the government only delivers one Budget a year, in 2025 we’ve already seen Labour’s first Spending Review —where the ...

Videos circulating online claim that the Department for Work and Pensions is increasing the Christmas Bonus for those on certain benefits from £10 to £200 this year. But this isn’t true.

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, we’ve taken a look at what it means when people talk about a ‘black hole’ in the public finances.

A series of social media videos falsely claim the government has introduced a “healthy basket bill” to monitor people’s food ...