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.
Crime
A video circulating online claiming to depict recent unrest in Belfast is actually older footage of an unrelated incident in May. Read
Europe
A video shared with claims it shows a protest in Albania against a proposed coastal development plan backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner is actually footage of football fans celebrating in Spain. Read
Conflict
A clip being shared on social media of a woman in uniform in front of an Israeli flag is from an Egyptian television show. Read
Politics
A false claim that the Mayor of Rotherham has said that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law has been circulating again on social media. Read
Politics
A clip which appears to show a mass rally and a man criticising rising costs and immigration isn’t genuine, but has been created with artificial intelligence. Read
Politics
A clip of an Indian Gujarati community event in Blackburn has been shared on social media with misleading captions claiming it depicts a council meeting. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A picture of a sign outside a venue in Singapore is being shared with misleading claims that pets are being banned from UK Starbucks stores in order to become halal certified. Read
Crime
False claims that the Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been attacked in prison have been circulating again online. Read
Politics
A false claim that Euan Blair’s company has been contracted to develop and monitor digital IDs is recirculating online. Read
Europe
Hungary’s former prime minister Viktor Orbán has not taken over the European Commission, contrary to posts circulating on social media. Read
