Flags

10 September 2025

Photos of Banksy mural edited to feature England flags

Thousands have shared altered photos of street artist Banksy’s most recent mural at London’s Royal Courts of Justice.

5 September 2025

Photo does not show police ‘taking down a Union Jack flag’

Cumbria Police confirmed the picture actually shows officers fitting a camera at a local church after vandalism reports. They said the flag “stayed put”.

4 September 2025

Viral photo of Rochester Castle with Union Jack predates recent movement to raise flags in public

The photo shows the flag flown from the castle for the VE Day anniversary in May, which had nothing to do with the recent campaign dubbed ‘Operation Raise the Colours’.

The grounds of Rochester Castle and the Cathedral.

28 August 2025

Fake Daily Mail article about government considering banning England flags circulates online

A screenshot of the fake article has been shared widely amid a movement to raise St George’s and Union Jack flags in public spaces across the UK.

A group of people with the St George’s flag.

28 August 2025

Viral photo of street with England flags is not recent, it’s actually from 2023 Nike advert

The viral image has been shared with claims it shows homes decorated by veterans, but it predates the current social media campaign to raise flags in public spaces across the UK.

St George’s Cross flies at Dutton Lock on the Weaver Navigation in Cheshire

27 August 2025

Video does not show Union Jack being replaced with Pakistan flag

The clip has been circulating on social media with misleading claims about what it really shows.

4 July 2025

Images of girl looking through hole in a wall shared with misleading captions on Facebook

We previously fact checked claims about the video these images come from last November.

Image of a phone with Facebook open beside a laptop.

2 May 2025

Video of several large Palestinian flags is not from Pope’s funeral

The footage dates back to December 2023.

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.

6 March 2025

Video does not show Westminster Abbey flying Pakistan flag during Holy Week

The clip actually shows the Pakistan flag hoisted before Holy Week 2024 to commemorate the country’s national day.

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Photos of Banksy mural edited to feature England flags

Photo does not show police ‘taking down a Union Jack flag’

Viral photo of Rochester Castle with Union Jack predates recent movement to raise flags in public

Fake Daily Mail article about government considering banning England flags circulates online

Viral photo of street with England flags is not recent, it’s actually from 2023 Nike advert

Video does not show Union Jack being replaced with Pakistan flag

Images of girl looking through hole in a wall shared with misleading captions on Facebook

Video of several large Palestinian flags is not from Pope’s funeral

Video of Ukrainian flag on Statue of Liberty is fake

Video does not show Westminster Abbey flying Pakistan flag during Holy Week

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