Hannah Smith

Senior Political Journalist

Hannah joined Full Fact as a fact checker in May 2022. Before that she wrote news and features for UNILAD. She is a qualified journalist, and also has a degree in history.

27 May 2025

Image of ‘found’ two-year-old actually shows child injured in dog attack more than a decade ago

Posts shared to Facebook community groups in the UK falsely claim the boy has been taken to a local police station.

23 May 2025

Facebook offers of six months ‘unlimited travel’ on Stagecoach buses are not genuine

We’ve seen posts on Facebook falsely claiming the bus operator Stagecoach is offering “6 Months Free Travels for £1 only” to residents in locations across the UK.

Two Stagecoach buses parked side-by-side

19 May 2025

What’s been agreed between the UK and the EU on fishing?

The big political story today has been a wide-ranging deal between the UK and EU on fishing, defence, passport checks and more. We’re currently looking into a number of claims around this—but the agreement on fishing has grabbed many of the headlines today.

The Dutch fishing vessel UK-272 outbound on the River Elbe near Cuxhaven. Home port of the ship is Urk in the Netherlands. 2011.

16 May 2025

Net migration figures referenced on Today programme don’t account for newly announced restrictions

On Tuesday’s BBC Radio 4 Today programme it was claimed ONS figures suggest net migration could be “potentially above half a million a year”, even after new immigration restrictions announced by the government.

People with suitcases walking through a corridor in an airport

14 May 2025

How have unemployment and jobs figures changed under Labour?

Seemingly contrasting claims about unemployment and jobs figures were made by the Conservatives and Labour at this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions.

The House of Commons during Prime Minister's Questions

12 May 2025

How has the number of asylum seekers in hotels changed under Labour?

During an interview with Conservative shadow policing minister Matt Vickers on Times Radio this morning, there appeared to be some confusion over how the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has changed since the general election.

9 May 2025

Is Reform UK now the government’s ‘main opposition’?

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made that claim after his party picked up the most seats in last week’s local elections. We’ve looked at different ways political parties’ strength can be compared.

Nigel Farage speaking at a Reform UK event.

8 May 2025

A UK-US trade deal is announced - but is it as ‘full and comprehensive’ as President Trump claims?

The UK and the United States today announced a “landmark economic deal” between the two countries—the first such agreement the US has reached on trade since President Donald Trump introduced wide-ranging tariffs on US imports.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump shaking hands outside the White House

17 April 2025

Post falsely claims police asked ‘British Jews’ to stay at home due to ‘pro-Palestine marches’

Both the Metropolitan Police and the Community Security Trust have said this is completely untrue.

2048px-metropolitan_police_at_trafalgar_square_london_1.jpg

15 April 2025

Sign telling people not to walk their dogs in an ‘Islamic area’ is not recent

A sign shared on Facebook appeared in Tower Hamlets in 2014—we’ve seen no recent reports of the same or similar signs appearing in London or elsewhere in the UK.

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Hannah Smith

Senior Political Journalist

Image of ‘found’ two-year-old actually shows child injured in dog attack more than a decade ago

Facebook offers of six months ‘unlimited travel’ on Stagecoach buses are not genuine

What’s been agreed between the UK and the EU on fishing?

Net migration figures referenced on Today programme don’t account for newly announced restrictions

How have unemployment and jobs figures changed under Labour?

How has the number of asylum seekers in hotels changed under Labour?

Is Reform UK now the government’s ‘main opposition’?

A UK-US trade deal is announced - but is it as ‘full and comprehensive’ as President Trump claims?

Post falsely claims police asked ‘British Jews’ to stay at home due to ‘pro-Palestine marches’

Sign telling people not to walk their dogs in an ‘Islamic area’ is not recent

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