No evidence Namibia is ‘deporting 500 Americans’
The Namibian government has strongly denied a claim circulating on social media. Read
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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.
German news outlet did not report Russian spies had US defence secretary’s phone number
A claim that German intelligence arrested two Russian spies who had Pete Hegseth’s private number was attributed to Der Spiegel, but the publication confirmed it did not publish such a story. Read
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Image of police officers kneeling in front of Muslim men is AI-generated
The image, which depicts UK police officers kneeling before a group of men in Islamic dress, is likely the product of Artificial Intelligence. Read
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United States
Image of Donald Trump with teenage girl is likely AI-creation
The picture has been debunked many times, and there are clues that it was created with Artificial Intelligence. Read
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United States
No, a huge statue of Jesus is not being built outside the White House
A video which appears to show a large statue of Jesus Christ under construction in Washington is fake and likely an AI-creation. Read
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No, it’s not now compulsory for all schoolchildren to learn about Islam as a ‘main study’
A claim which has been shared widely on social media is not correct. Read
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Video of police officers being assaulted is from Australia, not England
Misleading claims that the footage showed an incident in the UK have been circulating on social media. Read
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Video of Pope’s ‘final public address’ is actually from 2023
Misleading claims that a clip of Pope Francis speaking about the conflict in Gaza is from his final speech before his death on 21 April have been circulating on social media. Read
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When is St George’s Day?
As is traditional on 23 April, many are celebrating England’s patron saint today—but Christian churches have “transferred" the day to next Monday. Read
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United States
Viral post about Obama’s official White House portrait isn’t wholly accurate
A picture of the 44th US president has been shared with the misleading claim that it is his official White House portrait which President Trump “refuses to hang”. Read
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