Fact checks

We fact check claims made by politicians, public institutions and journalists, as well as viral content online. We all deserve information we can trust.

30 April 2025

No, Lego is not selling ‘mystery’ boxes for £3 to help clear stock

The company has told Full Fact a supposed offer that’s been shared on Facebook is not genuine.

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30 April 2025

Missing child hoax posts use picture from supermarket shopping accident

Facebook posts claim the injured child was found an hour earlier, but the image dates back to 2017.

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30 April 2025

Image of police officers kneeling in front of Muslim men is AI-generated

The image, which depicts UK police officers kneeling before a group of men in Islamic dress, is likely the product of Artificial Intelligence.

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30 April 2025

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

In the run-up to the local elections, Labour is warning Reform UK would make people pay to use the health service—a claim the party’s strongly denied. Full Fact looks at the evidence.

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30 April 2025

Unsubstantiated claim that Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics reshared online

There’s no evidence Mrs Trump ever said this.

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29 April 2025

Facebook posts appear to overstate payments for parliamentarians

Generally MPs are paid salaries and members of the House of Lords are entitled to attendance allowances, but none of them receive both.

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29 April 2025

Tesco is not giving away a ‘Bluey big set’

The supermarket confirmed to Full Fact that this is not a real offer.

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29 April 2025

Image of Donald Trump with teenage girl is likely AI-creation

The picture has been debunked many times, and there are clues that it was created with Artificial Intelligence.

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28 April 2025

Posts claiming to show someone injured in hit-and-run accident actually show man who died of Covid in 2021

The same picture has been posted in community groups for different locations across the UK and abroad.

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28 April 2025

No, a huge statue of Jesus is not being built outside the White House

A video which appears to show a large statue of Jesus Christ under construction in Washington is fake and likely an AI-creation.

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