Category Archives: Full Fact

Videos being shared on Facebook falsely claim the government is introducing a 9pm cut-off for using your central heating, with people who breach it at risk of fines.Source

Viral videos claiming that a new £200 annual tax on all car owners will come into effect in November 2025 are false.Source

Ministers and the NHS have repeatedly said one in five children leave primary school obese—but data obtained by Full Fact casts doubt on that claim.Source

A video circulating online wrongly claims pensioners could lose 20% of their money if they don’t withdraw their pensions within two days.Source

An image supposedly showing damage caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica isn’t real and was very likely made using AI.Source

Videos circulating online claim the government is changing the rules and giving international graduates 30 days to leave the UK after their studies. But this isn’t true.Source

Posts on social media claim Argos is selling Nintendo Switch 2 games consoles for £4 to people who fill in a customer review, but the retailer confirmed this isn’t a genuine offer.Source

Misleading posts claiming that Muslims don’t have to pay council tax if they use their living rooms to pray are circulating on social media again.Source

A viral clip circulating online that seems to show the hurricane filmed from a plane was created using artificial intelligence.Source

Social media claims that autism is less prevalent among Amish people because they don’t get vaccinated aren’t supported by the evidence.Source

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