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

8 October 2025

Digital ID won’t be mandatory for ‘everyone in the UK’

The Liberal Democrats have claimed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said everyone in the UK will have to have digital ID, but that’s not the case.

7 October 2025

More fake Toby Carvery offers circulate on Facebook

We regularly see social media posts falsely claiming the restaurant chain is giving away free meals.

A Toby Carvery restaurant in Speke, Liverpool

7 October 2025

No, the government hasn’t legalised marriage between brothers and sisters and parents and children

False claims about changes in the law have been linked to a parliamentary exchange about marriages between first cousins.

7 October 2025

The government is not introducing a 48-hour parking limit

The Department for Transport told Full Fact that these claims, which have been widely shared on social media, are not true.

7 October 2025

The TV licence fee is not doubling for over 65s

A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed this isn’t true, contrary to claims being shared on social media.

6 October 2025

Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record aren’t quite right—here’s why

The Conservative leader has repeated two claims about Labour’s record on unemployment, neither of which is quite right.

6 October 2025

Daily Mail corrects article about Covid vaccines and cancer

The article wrongly said a study claimed to have found proof the vaccines raised the risk of getting several types of cancer.

2 October 2025

Footage of man striking women at ‘London’ station is actually from Barcelona last year

The incident, which posts claimed was filmed at a London train station, actually occurred at Barcelona’s Camp de l’Arpa metro station in 2024.

Image of Barcelona's Camp de l'Arpa metro station

2 October 2025

Thousands share faked photo of Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile decorating a Christmas tree

The viral image has been edited to include Savile’s face.

Keir Starmer in 2013 as Director of Public Prosecutions

1 October 2025

Is Keir Starmer right to claim immigration increased ‘four-fold’ under the Conservatives?

The Prime Minister’s claim that immigration quadrupled in five years under the Conservatives actually appears to refer to net migration.

Keir Starmer addressing Labour Party Conference in 2025

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Digital ID won’t be mandatory for ‘everyone in the UK’

More fake Toby Carvery offers circulate on Facebook

No, the government hasn’t legalised marriage between brothers and sisters and parents and children

The government is not introducing a 48-hour parking limit

The TV licence fee is not doubling for over 65s

Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record aren’t quite right—here’s why

Daily Mail corrects article about Covid vaccines and cancer

Footage of man striking women at ‘London’ station is actually from Barcelona last year

Thousands share faked photo of Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile decorating a Christmas tree

Is Keir Starmer right to claim immigration increased ‘four-fold’ under the Conservatives?

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