Latest Fact Checks

From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.

3 July 2025

Facebook posts falsely claim a female police officer is missing

Police forces across the country say the appeal is not genuine and that they are not seeking anyone of that name.

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Police sign on brick wall
1 July 2025

AI-generated video shared with claims it shows Iran attack on US airbase in Qatar

OpenAI’s Sora watermark can be seen in the bottom-right corner of the footage.

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View of Doha, Qatar
30 June 2025

London Mayor is not building 40,000 new council homes ‘prioritised for Muslims’

An inaccurate video which claims Sadiq Khan has announced a proposal to build council housing specifically for Muslims in London is circulating online again.

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The Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan
30 June 2025

Old easyJet video shared as ‘last moment’ before Air India crash

The video dates back to at least March 2020.

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Back of a seat on an aeroplane with a sign that reads “fasten seat belt while seated”.
30 June 2025

Video of an Air India crew boarding a plane was filmed days before the Ahmedabad crash

The clip was posted on Instagram on 9 June, three days before the disaster.

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Air India planes at an airport
30 June 2025

An image of policemen kneeling in front of a group of Muslims is probably AI

We fact checked this image when it was being shared last year. If you look at it closely, it’s clearly fake.

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a police van
27 June 2025

No, a video of the PM in a Staffordshire mum’s kitchen wasn’t staged with an actress

Claims about the footage that circulated widely on social media after it was posted last week are false—and here’s how we know.

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The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and energy secretary Ed Miliband speak to Nicola at her home in Staffordshire.
27 June 2025

Footage of a Russian pilgrimage shared with claims it shows Tel Aviv ‘exodus’

The pilgrimage took place days before Israel attacked Iran on 13 June.

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Tel Aviv at night
26 June 2025

When is Palestine Action set to be banned from?

The home secretary has announced plans to proscribe the group under anti-terrorism laws—but there’s been some confusion on social media over when a ban is set to come into force.

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Police officers monitor protesters holding a banner in support of pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action in London this week.
26 June 2025

Video of plane’s cabin shows turbulence on a Pakistani flight, not the Air India crash

The footage features in a montage viewed millions of times on Facebook, which also includes an AI-generated image we have previously debunked.

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