Category Archives: Full Fact

A guide to how the number of personnel in the Army, RAF and Royal Navy is counted, and some common claims we’ve seen about these figures.Source

A video is being shared online alongside reports of “severe turbulence” on a Singapore Airlines flight on which one person died. But the footage is unrelated and dates back to 2019.Source

It’s been banned in the overseas territory of New Caledonia, amid recent riots, but not on personal devices elsewhere.Source

Posts shared on social media show a fake screenshot of an article claiming the virus may have already killed undiscovered alien life.Source

A video which claims to show an American destroyer being struck by a missile has been online for at least ten years.Source

Posts on social media about arrest warrants sought for top Israeli government and Hamas officials have confused the two international courts.Source

A photo of a damaged helicopter is circulating on social media with false claims it shows the crash that killed Iran’s president and foreign minister.Source

A number of pictures shared widely online wrongly claim to show the aftermath of the crash that killed Ebrahim Raisi.Source

A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been altered to include an Arabic voiceover and English subtitles.Source

A solar storm, not HAARP, created the intense auroral display seen in many parts of the world around 10 May.Source

The review on youth gender medicine did consider all the relevant studies, although almost all were assessed to provide only low- or moderate-quality evidence.Source