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.

13 July 2022

Covid-19 vaccines have not killed twice as many people as the virus

This claim is based on a survey which is unlikely to be representative of the US population.

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11 July 2022

Conservative leadership contest: four early claims fact checked

We take a look at some of the early claims, including Penny Mordaunt’s estimate of fuel VAT savings and Jeremy Hunt’s claim about corporation tax.

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8 July 2022

Did Boris Johnson actually resign?

Following speculation on social media we’ve taken a look at the context behind Boris Johnson’s decision to remain in office until a new leader is elected.

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7 July 2022

Articles about heart attack risks do not show causality

A collection of articles reporting on possible links between certain factors and heart attacks do not show “you can’t do anything without risking a heart attack”.

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5 July 2022

No evidence half of UK was victim of online crime in past year

We couldn’t find any data to support a claim made by a former police watchdog on the Today programme.

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4 July 2022

Is the government going to build 48 new hospitals by 2030?

We looked into the government’s claim that it would build 48 new hospitals by 2030 after the National Audit Office said it would review the policy.

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1 July 2022

Fake post about a missing child is spreading on Facebook

The post contains a link to a false article about a missing child which may be from an unsafe website.

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30 June 2022

An image of a rock shaped like an elephant has been digitally altered

The original image shows a real UNESCO world heritage site in Greece.

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29 June 2022

Fake claims about McDonald’s ingredients are recirculating on Facebook

A post claiming that only 15% of McDonald’s beef was found to be beef, and that its sauces and spices contained pork grease is not correct.

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29 June 2022

Football clip doesn’t show on-loan player scoring to relegate parent club

An Instagram post incorrectly claims that the clip shows a player scoring a goal that relegated his parent club.

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