Category Archives: Full Fact

The video has been shared with incorrect captions claiming it took place after the mass shooting in Sydney in December, but it has been online since June.Source

Stockport Council says it has removed bogus planning notices which had been put up detailing a fake application for a temporary structure to provide accommodation for up to 800 asylum seekers.Source

Videos shared on Facebook make false claims about a supposed new law banning music in moving cars and a new monthly electricity charge.Source

An old photo of Sir Keir Starmer decorating a Christmas tree has been edited to include serial sex abuser Jimmy Savile.Source

Claims that 2.4 million households have cancelled the licence fee since 2020 are circulating online. But we’ve found no evidence to support this figure, which the BBC says it doesn’t recognise.Source

What changes have our fact checkers on the frontline of the fight against misinformation seen over the past 12 months—and what might that mean for 2026?Source

A political crisis in a video report being shared on social media is completely fabricated.Source

In the three months since we first covered the problem, we’ve fact checked a further 45 false and misleading claims, about everything from nighttime curfews to a “Christmas decorations tax”.Source

The image being shared on social media was generated with AI, as shown by various glitches and the watermark on the original version.Source

Despite claims being shared in videos on Facebook, the UK government didn’t introduce a ban on outside clothes drying on 12 October.Source

Misleading posts claiming that people can get a smartphone for less than £10 from the retailer have been circulating on Facebook.Source