Politics
No, the government isn’t limiting Brits to two flights a year
Repeated claims that the government is introducing a policy limiting UK citizens to two flights a year are false. Read
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Social media
Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Immigration
Video does not show ‘migrants’ stealing items from UK graveyard
Footage shared on social media claiming to show migrants stealing items from a UK graveyard is actually from Ukraine. It is unclear what the people are doing by the graves, however. Read
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Politics
Digital ID won’t be mandatory for everyone living in UK
A widely shared video claims that under the government’s digital ID proposals, people will require one to live in the UK—but this isn’t correct. Read
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Education
Fake video of UK teacher telling children to bow and chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ circulates online
A clip shared with claims it shows a UK teacher ‘indoctrinating’ children in Islam isn’t real and was almost certainly made using artificial intelligence. Read
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Politics
An 11pm curfew is not being introduced next month
Videos shared online falsely claim that from 1 December 2025 people in the UK will have to stay at home after 11pm. Read
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Culture & Society
Post about Whitechapel Station’s Bengali sign is missing context
A Facebook post claiming that visitors to Whitechapel Station will need to learn Bengali to read its sign is misleading. Read
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Environment
No, the government hasn’t ordered ‘mandatory livestock reductions’ this month to cut emissions
Videos shared on social media falsely claim the government is forcing farmers to reduce the numbers of livestock from November. Read
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Immigration
Footage does not show a robot dog ‘patrolling a migrant hotel’
A video on social media which appears to show a robot dog guarding a ‘migrant hotel’ was actually filmed at a historic building housing a religious group in Crewe. Read
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Environment
Footage used in viral ‘Hurricane Melissa’ compilation is old
Of the 16 clips of stormy conditions featured in the video circulating on social media, 15 have been online since before the hurricane struck Jamaica. Read
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Environment
No, Hurricane Melissa wasn’t caused by the HAARP research facility
Social media posts claiming that Hurricane Melissa was created as a result of the HAARP scientific programme are completely false. Read
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