Faked video of Bella Hadid circulates on social media
A clip supposedly showing Ms Hadid addressing the 7 October attacks in Israel is a manipulated version of a video taken in 2016. Read
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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.
Three Parliamentary constituencies have majority Muslim populations, not 30
A Channel 4 News report claimed Muslims “make up the majority” in more than 30 constituencies. Read
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Images of a ‘Palestinian girl’ being rescued were taken in Syria in 2016
Social media posts have queried a series of images showing a girl being saved by rescuers. Read
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Immigration
Is the asylum backlog ‘falling rapidly’?
We’ve looked at the figures after immigration minister Robert Jenrick made this claim on Sky News. Read
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Video of Rishi Sunak’s first year achievements fact checked
We’ve taken a look at some of the highlights listed in a video marking Rishi Sunak’s first year as Prime Minister. Read
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Immigration
How does the number of migrant returns compare to the past?
The number of people being returned from the UK, including asylum seekers, foreign national offenders and others, is up since 2020, but is relatively low compared to earlier years. Read
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BBC article mixes up the Reform UK and Reclaim parties
A news story, now corrected, wrongly claimed former deputy Reclaim Party leader Martin Daubney was a former deputy leader of the “Reform Party”. Read
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Clip claiming to show new ‘iron beam’ system in Israel is taken from a video game
Footage from the video game has spread on Facebook, with claims it shows a new air defence system in operation in Israel. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How have rail passenger numbers changed since the pandemic?
We’ve looked into the figures after transport secretary Mark Harper claimed train travel for business and commuting was down by 50% compared to before the pandemic. Read
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Education
Government data doesn’t show 125,000 children ‘never going’ to school
The figure, which appeared in a column published in The Times, seems to be based on government data showing the number of children who missed at least half their school sessions last autumn term. Read
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