Category Archives: Full Fact

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders are in Washington DC today to meet US president Donald Trump, following the latter’s summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin last Friday.Source

Social media posts are falsely claiming that from January 2026, operating a vehicle without a valid licence will no longer lead to criminal proceedings, but instead will result in a civil fine.Source

Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s pledge to restore foreign aid to 0.7% of gross national income ‘as soon as fiscal circumstances allow’.Source

Fake offers claiming to be from popular retailers and brands are common on Facebook.Source

Thousands have shared a social media post that shares a clip from the programme with claims it’s not satire or science fiction.Source

The video is being shared with the implication it shows recent footage, but the clip is more than seven years old.Source

The visual search tool failed to identify certain images as inauthentic and shared incorrect information about what some images show.Source

A government spokesperson told us this is “completely false” while Asda and Tesco also confirmed there are no such plans in place.Source

A viral video claims people who sit too long on a public bench in parts of the UK will be fined £5, but there’s no evidence this is happening.Source

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UK Finance told us this wasn’t something that it was aware of and we couldn’t find evidence of any such policy.Source