Politics
Spending Review 2025: fact checked
We’ve taken a look at key claims from the Labour government’s first Spending Review. Read
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Hoaxes
Facebook posts searching for missing ‘first born daughter’ are hoaxes
Nearly identical posts have been shared to Facebook community groups for residents in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. Read
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Immigration
Was Sadiq Khan’s claim about migrant and UK-born workers’ contributions to the economy accurate?
In an interview last month the Mayor of London claimed on average a “skilled migrant” contributes £16,000 a year to the economy, and a “Brit skilled worker” £800 a year. Read
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Hoaxes
Images of a newborn found ‘abandoned in a dumpster’ were not taken in the UK
Posts shared to local Facebook community groups across the UK claim the baby was found in each of them. Read
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Conflict
Video does not show China recently airdropping aid to Gaza
A clip has been circulating with misleading claims it shows a recent aid drop by China using parachutes. Read
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World
Clip of Pope Leo XIV addressing Burkina Faso leader is fake
The clip has been edited to lip sync what is likely deepfake audio of the Pope with real footage of him delivering a different speech. Read
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Politics
Will boosting free school meals lift 100,000 children out of poverty?
The government has announced what it’s called an “unprecedented” expansion of free school meals provision, which it says will lift 100,000 children across England “completely out of poverty”.Since 2018 only … Read
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Politics
BBC corrects Today programme net migration claim following Full Fact intervention
The BBC has corrected a claim about projected net migration made on Radio 4's Today programme following a request by Full Fact. Read
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Conflict
Social media clip supposedly of ‘destroyed Russian warplanes’ is very likely AI
This clip shows clear signs it was made using artificial intelligence, and is being shared after Ukraine recently used drones to strike Russian aircraft. Read
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Shopping
John Lewis pushchair offer is not genuine
Facebook posts promising a Bugaboo Butterfly for £2 or £3 are describing a fake offer. Read
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