Senior Political Journalist
Immigration
Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf told the Today programme that “almost 1%” of those crossing the Channel via small boat are dying, but the actual figure is much less. Read
Health
Claims that a Covid-19 patient interviewed by BBC News during the pandemic was actually a “crisis actor” have been shared on social media for years—but this isn’t true. Read
Politics
Contrary to a claim circulating on social media, it’s not true that an MP must have been elected in a general election to become Prime Minister. Read
Politics
Sir Keir Starmer claimed in an interview that his party has only ever won three majorities—but that’s not actually correct. Read
Politics
Labour MP Sureena Brackenridge told Full Fact the post, shared alongside what appears to be an AI image, was intended to “share policy news, explored through a narrative”. Read
Immigration
Videos supposedly showing members of the public talking about their views on immigration aren’t real—they’ve been generated using AI. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Changes to stocks and shares ISA rules announced this week have caused widespread confusion online. Read
Crime
Cambridgeshire Constabulary have not identified the person arrested, but say a name being shared on social media is not correct. Read
Politics
Claims that Sir Keir Starmer will be entitled to a £115,000-a-year “pension” for the rest of his life as a former PM are misleading. Read
Politics
A fake article claims that the BBC presenter confronted Sir Jim about his financial affairs on her show—but this never happened. Read
