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.
The clip being shared, which appears to be an E! News report, is in fact a fabrication. It was not published by the news and entertainment channel. Read
A picture is being shared online with false claims it shows the French First Lady as a boy. Read
The clip is of a fake news report which was first posted by the satirical outlet The Onion in 2008. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Posts shared on social media have wrongly claimed that new tax thresholds will mean you have to pay income tax at a rate of 40% on earnings above £37,000. Read
The clip uses the likenesses of Jewish celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, David Schwimmer, and the rapper Drake, but isn’t genuine. Read
While lightning did reportedly hit a Russian rocket in 2019, one clip apparently showing this was created with CGI. Read
Facebook posts linking to a website claiming to be a scheme where undelivered items are resold for low prices are not genuine. Read
United States
A false claim has spread widely on social media since the fatal crash between an American Airlines regional jet and a US army helicopter that it was piloted by a trans woman called Jo Ellis. Read
United States
The image has been circulating widely on social media with captions such as ‘Karma’—but it has been edited. Read
United States
None of the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump include cutting funding to US cities for this reason, as has been claimed on social media. Read
