Charlotte Green

News & Online Journalist

Charlotte joined Full Fact in November 2023 as a news & online journalist from her role as a Local Democracy Reporter at the Manchester Evening News. She was previously a senior news reporter with the Manchester Evening News, Rossendale Free Press and Accrington Observer titles.

7 May 2026

Fake picture of Tommy Robinson with White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect shared online

A fake image which appears to show shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen with the British political activist Tommy Robinson has been shared online.

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The White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026.
6 May 2026

Should you take a pen to a polling station?

Ahead of the 2026 elections, we’ve seen posts on social media suggesting it may be safer to cast your vote in pen rather than pencil to avoid vote tampering - but is that true?

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A polling station sign in the Lake District
1 May 2026

Footage of small boat being intercepted by Border Force is fake

The video, which has been viewed over 230,000 times on Facebook, has actually been created with AI.

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The UK Border Force vessel 'Hurricane'.
30 April 2026

Fake report of van and truck drivers ramming into Muslim street prayers shared online

False claims circulating on social media that incidents in London and Cardiff saw drivers confront praying Muslims include old and AI images.

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A view of central London.
29 April 2026

Video of migrant small boat crossing English Channel is fake

The clip, which has gained over a thousand comments with many believing it to be genuine, doesn’t really show scenes from the English Channel.

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The view over the English Channel from the White Cliffs of Dover.
28 April 2026

Fake pictures of Katie Hopkins in hospital shared online

Images shared on Facebook claim to show the media personality in hospital, but they aren’t genuine.

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28 April 2026

Video doesn’t show mayor calling for Sharia law and ‘expulsion’ of non-Muslims from Britain

Posts on social media have made false claims about a video of Councillor Rukhsana Ismail, the Mayor of Rotherham, in which she is actually issuing a message for Ramadan.

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A street in Rotherham.
27 April 2026

Video claiming to show 500-strong anti-government protest in Birmingham is AI

A clip which has been liked thousands of times on Facebook uses AI visuals to falsely claim that hundreds staged a protest against the government in Birmingham city centre.

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The Library of Birmingham in Birmingham city centre.
23 April 2026

Fake AI videos depict large crowds of Muslims praying in London streets

Videos circulating on social media showing large groups of Muslims apparently praying in the middle of the road in London are not real and were made using artificial intelligence.

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A view of a bus driving down a street in central London.
17 April 2026

Video of Muslim women calling for Brighton beach to be dog-free is AI

A fake video that appears to show two women wearing niqabs saying “the UK has too many dogs” has been viewed over 1.7 million times, with many people seemingly thinking it is genuine.

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Brighton Pier on Brighton Beach.

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