Senior News and Online Journalist
Politics
The defence secretary was pictured wearing trousers at the National Service Of Remembrance at the Cenotaph. Images showing him wearing a skirt have been edited. Read
Politics
Social media posts claiming that Andy Burnham is changing the law so people will need ID to use social media, but not to vote in elections don’t give the full picture. Read
Health
Social media posts claiming that the chemical used to sterilise swabs used in cervical smear tests is “cancer-causing” and implying that it is therefore dangerous to have a smear test … Read
Health
Similar claims have been circulating online since 2021, but there is no evidence any airline bans vaccinated people from flying. Read
Conflict
A video of a mushroom cloud explosion has been shared online with false claims about supposed Ukrainian military losses. The clip has been circulating since 2025 and was made with AI. Read
United States
Full Fact could not find any reliable evidence that President Trump’s Truth Social account shared such a post about the Republicans already winning the 2026 midterms. Read
World
A photo of a woman who tried to stop looters at a Paris supermarket has been superimposed onto an old image of protesters holding a ‘refugees welcome here’ sign. Read
World
We’ve spotted several AI images and videos being shared online with claims they show protests and violent incidents in France, as well as old footage dating back to 2023. Read
Misinformation Toolkit
Our investigation found the tool claimed five images shared by politicians were “made or edited” with AI, when those who’d posted them said they weren’t. Read
World
A viral image appears to show an elderly French couple in their underwear after supposedly being stripped and robbed during the recent riots in France. But it isn’t real and was made with AI. Read
