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.

20 March 2025

No, the World Economic Forum hasn’t called for a ban on homegrown food

The organisation has confirmed it has never made such a statement.

14 March 2025

Video of Ukrainian flag on Statue of Liberty is fake

The clip contains a ‘Sora’ watermark in the bottom right corner, indicating it was likely created using OpenAI’s text-to-video artificial intelligence model.

13 March 2025

No evidence Pope Francis told people ‘eat whatever you want’ in Holy Week

We fact checked a similar claim last year about comments the Pope had supposedly made about Lent.

12 March 2025

A compilation video of Zelenskyy dancing includes clips that aren’t of him

One clip shows an Argentinian dancer while another has been edited using Artificial Intelligence.

7 March 2025

Zelenskyy did not say the US will have to send their sons and daughters to fight in Ukraine

A clip being shared on social media showing Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussing a hypothetical situation in which Russia invades NATO member countries has been taken out of context.

7 March 2025

No evidence Donald Trump said that the president should be impeached if Dow Jones drops 1,000 points

A screenshot of a likely-fake post has been circulating online for at least six years.

26 February 2025

Ireland isn’t set to make 2 February ‘National Hijab Day’

Senator Eileen Flynn made comments supporting women wearing hijabs in the Seanad in 2022, but they do not reflect any official celebration in Ireland.

24 February 2025

No, Wetherspoons isn’t offering a free ‘meal for two’ deal to celebrate boss Tim Martin’s retirement

Wetherspoons has confirmed that no such offer from them exists.

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17 February 2025

No evidence Mexican president told Donald Trump Americans ‘will beg us to tear down this ugly wall’

An almost identically worded post circulated in 2017, before Claudia Sheinbaum was in office.

14 February 2025

Warning about ‘Strawberry Quick’ drug is a ‘hoax’

West Midlands Police have said a warning circulating online about a drug supposedly being given to children is not based on a genuine message from them.

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Sian Bayley

Senior News and Online Journalist

No, the World Economic Forum hasn’t called for a ban on homegrown food

Video of Ukrainian flag on Statue of Liberty is fake

No evidence Pope Francis told people ‘eat whatever you want’ in Holy Week

A compilation video of Zelenskyy dancing includes clips that aren’t of him

Zelenskyy did not say the US will have to send their sons and daughters to fight in Ukraine

No evidence Donald Trump said that the president should be impeached if Dow Jones drops 1,000 points

Ireland isn’t set to make 2 February ‘National Hijab Day’

No, Wetherspoons isn’t offering a free ‘meal for two’ deal to celebrate boss Tim Martin’s retirement

No evidence Mexican president told Donald Trump Americans ‘will beg us to tear down this ugly wall’

Warning about ‘Strawberry Quick’ drug is a ‘hoax’

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