From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Politics
A video appears to show a large UK march for Palestine. It's fake. Both the audio and visuals carry Google's SynthID watermark. Read
Conflict
A clip of NATO soldiers is being shared with claims it is a new promotional clip. It was actually posted in 2024 to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary. Read
World
The video has been widely shared on social media alongside the false claim that it shows women in headscarves lining up to enroll their children into free public daycare. Read
Politics
A video filmed in Sheffield in August 2024 has been reshared online with misleading claims it shows an event in September 2026. Read
Conflict
A compilation video shared on Facebook repeats a fake clip of a young Ukrainian soldier crying. We have only fact checked this clip, which appears at the start.The beginning of … Read
Health
A video shared on Facebook claims that wearing sunglasses causes cancer. But there’s no evidence for this.The video includes a clip of Andreas Moritz, a “medical intuitive” who reportedly died … Read
Immigration
A clip which has been shared online contains a SynthID watermark, suggesting it was made with Google’s AI tools. Read
World
Viral posts claim Japan has banned halal food, mosques, burqas and the call to prayer. This is false. No such laws exist, and Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom. Read
Politics
Josh Simons, whose resignation as an MP led to the by-election Andy Burnham won, has not been appointed to lead on policy at Downing Street. Read
Shopping
Facebook posts claiming Morrisons is giving away free food boxes for its birthday are not genuine.Morrisons told Full Fact these are not real offers from the supermarket.The posts say: “As … Read
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