Category Archives: Full Fact

Grok told users one AI-generated image “appears to be a genuine photo”, while a Google Lens AI overview linked a video which does not show real footage of the incident to Saturday’s stabbings.Source

A video on social media which appears to show a robot dog guarding a ‘migrant hotel’ was actually filmed at a historic building housing a religious group in Crewe.Source

Videos shared on Facebook and TikTok falsely claim a government grant will be given to new parents from the start of next year.Source

Of the 16 clips of stormy conditions featured in the video circulating on social media, 15 have been online since before the hurricane struck Jamaica.Source

Social media posts claiming that Hurricane Melissa was created as a result of the HAARP scientific programme are completely false.Source

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