Category Archives: Full Fact

Incorrect claims about the amount of benefits received by pensioners and refugees have been circulating for years.Source

A famous case in the 2010s concerned whether proof had been provided in ‘a single publication’, not whether measles itself existed.Source

The video has been shared across social media platforms as if it shows a genuine scene.Source

Many Facebook posts have falsely described the vaccines as ‘DNA altering technology’.Source

It has been shared online with captions drawing parallels with his novel ‘1984’.Source

Some countries are looking at processing asylum claims in a third country but none have adopted the UK’s model which would stop asylum seekers being able to return to the UK to claim asylum.Source

A post on X claiming former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been “urged to apologise” for “leaked WhatsApp messages” about a number of high profile Conservative MPs has gone viral.Source

The posts claim to compare what ‘the Tories inherited from Labour’ to ‘now’.Source

The list features data showing wholesale electricity costs for suppliers which were only correct for a specific hour on one day over a year ago.Source

A claimed cut of 4,000 GPs in a Labour party briefing document seems to rely on a comparison between two different datasets, which the NHS itself says should not be compared.Source

A widely shared Facebook post claiming oil can be regenerated as fast as it’s being used is untrue.Source