Category Archives: Full Fact

The list has been circulating online since at least 2014.Source

The headline claims a homophobic slur has been tweeted 2.6 million times in the last three months.Source

The video is being shared widely on social media with claims the birds died as a result of the freezing temperatures.Source

Nigel Sharrocks left the company group associated with this contract before the contracts this claim seems to refer to were awarded.Source

The French government capped energy bill increases at 4% in 2022, but prices have risen by more since then. British energy bills rose by 54% at one point in 2022, but by less since.Source

The woman in the video actually has a rare genetic disorder that causes extreme sensitivity to UV light.Source

The Home Office does not generally provide mobile phones. While some hotels housing asylum seekers have been four-star, many are not and many asylum seekers aren’t housed in hotels at all.Source

A passage about Lent is spreading widely on social media and has been attributed to the Pope.Source

Claims have been made online that Primark is closing all of its UK stores on 1 March, but the company has confirmed this is not true.Source

A Dutch government spokesperson confirmed the public address system was not taken over during the demonstration.Source

The original photograph was taken in 1997, a few months before her death in a car crash. It has been edited to make her look older.Source