Latest Fact Checks

From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.

26 April 2024

Video of camels struggling in water torrent wasn’t filmed during recent Dubai floods

The clip was actually shot more than five years ago.

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25 April 2024

BBC London mayoral debate: fact checked

With four candidates for Mayor of London clashing over transport costs, ULEZ, pay-per-mile road charging and affordable housing, we take a look at some of the claims made.

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25 April 2024

Video about artificial wombs is not real

A video shared on Facebook about an artificial womb facility is not real.

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25 April 2024

Old photo shows an explosion on a German warship near Norway not Yemen

It has been shared on social media with the false claim it shows a German warship retreating from Yemen.

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25 April 2024

Is the government increasing defence spending by £75 billion?

The figure which has been widely quoted assumes spending would otherwise have been frozen in cash terms for the next six years.

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24 April 2024

Eiffel Tower was not lit up in Israeli flag colours after Iran attack

An image claiming to show the Eiffel Tower lit up in the colours of the Israeli flag after Iran’s attack is actually from October 2023.

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24 April 2024

Footage of people taking cover at a petrol station in Israel is not from Iran’s attack

The video has been shared widely on social media with claims it shows Iran’s attack on Israel, but it was actually taken in 2023 and shows missiles being intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome.

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23 April 2024

Council websites wrong on how to vote in mayoral and police commissioner elections

A Full Fact investigation reveals that earlier this month at least nine council websites incorrectly claimed mayoral or police commissioner elections use the ‘Supplementary Vote’ system.

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22 April 2024

No evidence WEF chairman Klaus Schwab 'severely ill' in hospital as claimed

The chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, is not dead or in hospital, despite some claims online.

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22 April 2024

Screenshots of Sky News posts calling Bondi attack terrorism are fake

The screenshots supposedly show Sky News referring to the incident as a “terrorist attack” before the suspect was identified and confirmed not to be a Muslim.

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