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Two ministers’ claims last week about the extra amount which will be spent on protecting the triple lock are potentially misleading ...
News bulletins on Radio 2, Radio 3 and 6 Music claimed Britain consumes “117 million tonnes” each year—which is roughly a ...
Viral social media posts misrepresent the roles of Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and the interim chair of Ofsted’s board, ...
Some politicians and media have referred to the total number of immigration returns as the number of people being “deported”, ...
The seven clips seem to show devastation following the 7.7 magnitude quake, but there are clues that it is not genuine ...
A BBC News video reports the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska is trying to claim political asylum in a European country in order to escape an “aggravated relationship” with President Zelenskyy.
While there have been similar reports in the UK, the article being shared is about a specific case in Ireland.
A video seemingly showing the US president calling for a ban on Skittles and the red food colouring carmine is a deepfake.
Familiar vaccine misinformation resurfaces in a Facebook video, which claims that mRNA vaccines change people’s genes. There is no factual basis for this claim.
I work in the News and Online team at Full Fact, focusing on the weird and wonderful claims circulating on social media, particularly after breaking news events. I previously worked at The Bookseller ...