Senior News and Online Journalist
Economy, Business & Finance
Misleading posts claiming that Muslims don’t have to pay council tax if they use their living rooms to pray are circulating on social media again. Read
Immigration
Videos circulating online claim the government is changing the rules and giving international graduates 30 days to leave the UK after their studies. But this isn’t true. Read
Science & Technology
Claims being shared in videos on social media that from 1 November the government will reduce internet speeds from midnight until 6am are false. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos circulating online falsely claim “every single driver” entering central London will face a £100 charge from 1 October. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There’s no evidence that pensioners will only receive 80% of their pension from next April, as has been claimed online. Read
Politics
A clip that appears to show Conservative MP George Freeman saying he is joining Reform UK isn’t real, and was likely made using artificial intelligence. Read
Politics
A video showing a group of people with an anti-fascist flag being attacked isn’t real—it’s an AI deepfake made using an old image. Read
United States
An image has been shared online with misleading claims it shows an “Antifa member” taped to a bin by “patriots”. Read
World
There is no evidence the French President said this. Read
Politics
A spokesperson from the Department for Transport confirmed this is not true. Read
