Joshua Salisbury

Politics Journalist

Josh joined Full Fact in March 2025 as a politics journalist, focussing on the Government Tracker. He was previously a news reporter at the Evening Standard, and has also written freelance for a variety of publications including The Guardian, Private Eye and New Statesman.

30 October 2025

The government isn’t introducing a new £200 ‘sustainability’ tax on car owners

Viral videos claiming that a new £200 annual tax on all car owners will come into effect in November 2025 are false.

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An image of a road with cars on it.
30 October 2025

Image shared with claims it shows Jamaican hospital destroyed by Hurricane Melissa is fake

An image supposedly showing damage caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica isn’t real and was very likely made using AI.

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A photo of the Jamaican national flag.
23 October 2025

No, the government isn’t introducing a £500 ‘exit fee’ to leave the UK

Viral social media videos claiming that the government will introduce a £500 ‘exit fee’ to leave the UK from November are false.

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22 October 2025

Videos of King Charles discussing Starmer ‘insult’ are fake

Social media videos purporting to be of King Charles talking about an alleged insult from Prime Minister Keir Starmer aren’t real.

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21 October 2025

No evidence Donald Trump said he might buy ‘all of England’

Quotes circulating on social media claiming Donald Trump said he might buy England and make it a US state are false.

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Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally in Arizona.
17 October 2025

The government isn’t introducing a £10 charge for GP appointments

Videos circulating on social media claim that from November it will cost £10 to see an NHS GP, with a £30 fine for missing an appointment.

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Photo of a stethoscope.
15 October 2025

No evidence Italy’s PM said Keir Starmer ‘harmed’ Gaza peace deal

The Italian embassy in London told us social media posts claiming Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised Keir Starmer as “cringe” over the Gaza peace deal are false.

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A portrait of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in 2023.
10 October 2025

Fake AP report claiming Trump disqualified from Nobel Prize spreads online

Social media posts use a fake AP news report to claim that Donald Trump has been barred from consideration for a Nobel Prize.

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A photo of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.
10 October 2025

Video does not show Global Sumud Flotilla boat arriving in Gaza

The clip was actually filmed in Tunisia in September 2025.

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9 October 2025

The government hasn’t announced ‘one of the harshest crackdowns’ UK drivers have ever seen

A government spokesperson confirmed claims circulating on social media about driving rules are “untrue” and that no new “crackdown” has been announced.

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Cars driving on the M3 motorway in Winchester

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