From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Conflict
The clip has been widely shared on social media in recent days amid airstrikes between Israel and Iran, but it’s not real footage. Read
Conflict
The video has been horizontally flipped. Read
Conflict
The picture appears to be a screenshot of a TikTok video, which has the hallmarks of being generated with artificial intelligence. Read
Shopping
The company has confirmed with us that the offer is not genuine, and has published a post warning of similar claims on its official Facebook account. Read
World
A picture which appears to be of the recent Air India plane crash has been circulating online, but experts say it has been generated by artificial intelligence. Read
Immigration
A widely shared clip which contains a voiceover of someone claiming people on a beach are asylum seekers at Dover is misleading. Read
World
The clip has been shared with claims it shows footage from London-bound Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad on 12 June, but it actually dates back to January 2023. Read
Conflict
The footage dates back to October 2024 and does not show Iranian retaliation after Israel’s attack in June 2025. Read
Shopping
Despite claims on Facebook to the contrary, Lego has confirmed these are not genuine Lego offers. Read
United States
Full Fact could not find any evidence of the US president having an IQ score of 73. Read
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