John’s story: when health misinformation leads to harm
At Full Fact, we work to challenge bad information—so people like John can make informed decisions about their health.
Full Fact fights bad information
Bad information ruins lives. It promotes hate, damages people’s health, and hurts democracy. You deserve better.
Recent fact checks
Social media posts have claimed a video of the Prime Minister visiting a home in Staffordshire was staged with an actress.
This is false. Several people present have confirmed the woman he met was not an actress, and the video was filmed in her kitchen.
The NHS 10 Year Health Plan looks to change how we recruit doctors—but was health secretary Wes Streeting right to claim only 5% of medical students are “working class”?
We’ve taken a closer look at what this figure’s based on, and some other ways of measuring social disadvantage.
A video has been shared on social media with claims it shows Iran’s attacks on a US airbase in Qatar last month.
The clip isn’t real. It features OpenAI’s Sora watermark, which indicates it was generated using artificial intelligence.
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