Politics
Archive picture does not show Boris Johnson with Ghislaine Maxwell
The image actually shows a younger Mr Johnson with his first wife. Read
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Shopping
Morrisons is not selling £10 food boxes to ‘seniors’
Despite claims to the contrary being shared online, the retailer is not selling food boxes of seasonal stock for £10 to people aged over 50. Read
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Health
Did ‘nine out of 10 nurses’ reject their pay award?
Articles published in the Guardian and Telegraph about the results of a recent Royal College of Nursing vote could do with context. Read
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Immigration
How many asylum hotels have been closed under Labour?
A government minister said 200 hotels have been closed since peak usage under the Conservatives, but most of this decrease took place under the previous government. Read
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Science & Technology
UK users do not have to provide ID to use VPNs
The Online Safety Act does not require age verification to use a virtual private network. Read
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Politics
Times corrects Ozempic headline after Full Fact intervention
The Times has amended a headline that incorrectly suggested doctors should monitor patients taking Ozempic injections in order to lose weight for a year following treatment, after the paper was … Read
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Immigration
Image does not show migrants arriving in the English Channel
The photograph is actually from 2021, and shows people on a boat off the coast of Libya. Read
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Conflict
Fake Daily Mail article about Netanyahu mural resembling Hitler shared online
The fake article was created by an Australian street artist as satire, but screenshots have circulated without this context. Read
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Immigration
Are there 1.2 million ‘illegal immigrants’ in the UK?
This widely-circulating figure appears to be based on a think tank estimate that is both out of date and based on flawed methodology. We don’t know with any degree of certainty how many unauthorised migrants are living in the UK. Read
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United States
President Trump has not passed executive order explicitly stopping green card holders leaving or entering US
A viral video has falsely claimed that from 25 June, lawful permanent residents are not allowed to leave or enter the United States. Read
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