Sian Bayley

Senior News and Online Journalist

Sian joined Full Fact in April 2024 as senior news and online journalist. Prior to that she was news editor at The Bookseller magazine. She has previously worked for the Local Democracy Reporting Service and the Evening Standard.

27 June 2025

Conflict

Footage of a Russian pilgrimage shared with claims it shows Tel Aviv ‘exodus’

By Sian Bayley • 2 mins

The pilgrimage took place days before Israel attacked Iran on 13 June. Read

Fact check

26 June 2025

Politics

When is Palestine Action set to be banned from?

By Sian Bayley • 5 mins

The home secretary has announced plans to proscribe the group under anti-terrorism laws—but there’s been some confusion on social media over when a ban is set to come into force. Read

Fact check

26 June 2025

World

Video of plane’s cabin shows turbulence on a Pakistani flight, not the Air India crash

By Sian Bayley • 2 mins

The footage features in a montage viewed millions of times on Facebook, which also includes an AI-generated image we have previously debunked. Read

Fact check

24 June 2025

United States

Photo of Donald Trump embracing Jeffrey Epstein has been edited

By Sian Bayley • 1 min

The original image actually shows President Trump with his daughter Ivanka in 1995. Read

Fact check

19 June 2025

United States

No evidence Donald Trump called Elon Musk ‘mediocre’ on Truth Social

By Sian Bayley • 2 mins

A screenshot supposedly showing a post from the US president about Mr Musk has been shared on social media, but the White House says it’s “fake”. Read