Journalist
Elise joined Full Fact in September 2026. Previously, she co-founded foodfacts.org and served as its Director of Research for two years, overseeing its work fact checking nutrition and health misinformation. Elise has a PhD in Cognitive Linguistics, and is particularly interested in how misinformation and disinformation narratives develop and spread, and in finding ways to improve public debate.
United States
False claims that a private jet crash in Florida, which killed nine people, was faked and was actually a missile strike are circulating online. Read
World
A video of street vendors in Madrid selling designer bags and football shirts is being shared with false claims it shows people selling goods looted during the recent unrest in France. Read
Crime
Footage of police officers intercepting a shipment of zombie knives is being shared online with false claims that it was bound for a migrant hotel. Read
World
A widely shared video appears to show people picking up iPhone boxes after a ship sank in the Strait of Hormuz. But this video isn’t real and was made with AI. Read
Crime
False claims that Vickrum Digwa, who killed Henry Nowak, has been attacked in prison are being widely shared on social media again. Read
World
A viral video claims to show hundreds of ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. But the shoreline doesn’t match—it was actually filmed over Chittagong, Bangladesh. Read
World
A widely shared image showing protesters with fireworks and Palestinian flags outside the Eiffel Tower isn’t real. It contains an invisible SynthID watermark and there are several visual glitches. Read
Conflict
AI-generated footage and an old video of Dubai airport have been shared online alongside claims they show the recent attacks on Riyadh airport. Read
United States
A viral video splices together clips to change the meaning of a real speech made by former American President Barack Obama. Read
Environment
A viral video uses AI to falsely claim Bill Gates said one billion people will die by 2027 due to water shortages. Read
