Nasim Asl

Senior Political Journalist

Nasim joined Full Fact in June 2023. Before that she worked on BBC Question Time, and BBC Scotland News. She took part in the BBC’s Journalism Trainee Scheme, and has a masters degree in journalism.

28 May 2026

Achieved

Government Tracker

Has the government made changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and restored mandatory housing targets?

By Nasim Asl • 2 mins

Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge on planning policy. Read

Gov Tracker

28 May 2026

Achieved

Government Tracker

Has the government ended private schools’ VAT exemption and business rates relief?

By Nasim Asl • 3 mins

Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to stop the VAT exemption for private schools, as well as their charitable business rates relief. Read

Gov Tracker

28 May 2026

Politics

Video of Keir Starmer responding to criticism of the government is AI-generated

By Nasim Asl • 2 mins

While a video being shared on social media contains real clips of Jeremy Kyle, Mr Starmer’s response is AI-generated. Read

Fact check

27 May 2026

Politics

Old Unite the Kingdom video shared as if recent

By Nasim Asl • 1 min

An aerial video of crowds around the Imax in London from September 2025 has been shared with captions claiming it shows the march that took place in May 2026. Read

Fact check

27 May 2026

Politics

Facebook posts falsely attribute political comments to Prince William

By Nasim Asl • 1 min

Despite posts on social media claiming the contrary, Prince William did not make comments about “welfare systems for non–citizens”. Read

Fact check

22 May 2026

Shopping

Social media posts share fake Boots La Roche-Posay offer

By Nasim Asl • 2 mins

A spokesperson for Boots confirmed posts claiming people who fill out a survey can receive a cheap skincare set are not genuine offers from the retailer. Read

Fact check

22 May 2026

Achieved

Government Tracker

Is the government on track to conduct a Strategic Defence Review within its first year?

By Nasim Asl • 3 mins

Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to carry out a Strategic Defence Review. Read

Gov Tracker

21 May 2026

Politics

Image of crowd doesn’t show last weekend’s Unite the Kingdom march

By Nasim Asl • 1 min

The picture in question has been shared online since at least February, and contains a SynthID watermark meaning it was either edited or made with Google’s AI tools. Read

Fact check

20 May 2026

Politics

No, the UK Government’s X account hasn’t been suspended

By Nasim Asl • 1 min

Posts on social media are again falsely claiming that the UK Government’s official X account has been suspended by the platform’s owner, Elon Musk.The Facebook posts include a screenshot of … Read

Quick check

18 May 2026

Health

China hasn’t banned US citizens over hantavirus

By Nasim Asl • 1 min

Social media posts have claimed that China has banned all US citizens from entering the country due to the hantavirus outbreak.We’ve seen posts claiming this on X, Facebook and Instagram, … Read

Quick check