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.
Politics
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. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A video circulating online wrongly claims pensioners could lose 20% of their money if they don’t withdraw their pensions within two days. Read
Environment
A viral clip circulating online that seems to show the hurricane filmed from a plane was created using artificial intelligence. Read
United States
A picture of a joke article supposedly from the 1920s has been circulating again online, but it has been taken out of context. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos circulating on social media are spreading misleading claims about supposed changes to people’s bus passes. Read
Politics
Social media videos, one of which has been viewed 350,000 times, falsely claim that new laws imposing curfews are coming into force soon. Read
Science & Technology
A video circulating on social media has falsely claimed that your phone’s messages, photos and apps will be viewable at any time under new plans. Read
Politics
A social media post claiming that Suella Braverman and David Lammy are two of the last three home secretaries is misleading. Read
Science & Technology
Contrary to a video being shared on social media, the government is not bringing in the fee for UK residents. Read
Politics
The Department for Transport told Full Fact that these claims, which have been widely shared on social media, are not true. Read
