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.
Posts on Facebook claim a British general has been killed while fighting in Gaza. But the man pictured is a different soldier, and British troops are not in Gaza. Read
Robert Peston has not endorsed an online trading platform in an on-air interview with ITV colleague Paul Brand. Read
A woman named Brianna Lace Workman was charged over the incident which occurred in Oregon in the United States in 2022. Read
Fuel vouchers to help struggling prepay energy customers do exist, but a charity which organises them says a viral Facebook post’s explanation is misleading. Read
The video was originally shared by a contractor in Minnesota, and shows repairs to a sewer. Read
Red potatoes get their colour from naturally occurring pigments called anthocyanins. Read
Contrary to a claim on Facebook, the sun is not equal in size to the moon. It is more than 400 times larger in diameter than the moon, and about 400 times further away from the Earth. Read
Sunset won’t happen after 7pm in the UK until the end of March. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Tax rules haven’t changed—you may still need to declare income of more than £1,000 from selling second-hand clothes, handmade goods or short-term property lets. Read
An unaltered version of the video shows that the person dancing is not the Ukrainian President, whose face has been digitally added using AI. Read
