Politics
Are 10% of the UK’s asylum seekers being housed in Scotland?
We’ve looked at the latest figures after spotting this claim from Reform UK in Scottish election leaflets. Read
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Politics
We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Immigration
Footage of small boat being intercepted by Border Force is fake
The video, which has been viewed over 230,000 times on Facebook, has actually been created with AI. Read
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Politics
Are there university tuition fees in Scotland?
A claim about university funding made by SNP leader John Swinney in an election leaflet isn’t quite right. Read
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Politics
No, the Supreme Court has not ordered Keir Starmer to resign
Videos which have been shared hundreds of times on Facebook claim the Supreme Court has ordered the Prime Minister to resign. But this isn’t true. Read
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Politics
False claims Laura Kuenssberg clashed with Rupert Lowe on air shared online
A false post claiming to describe a clash between the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg and Rupert Lowe MP has been circulating online. There are several clues that show the post is false and that the attached image has been made or edited using AI. Read
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Politics
Video of voters on the street is AI-generated
We’ve detected Google’s AI watermark in the video, which has other signs it can’t be trusted. Read
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Politics
Rupert Lowe doesn’t appear on Time magazine’s 2026 list of the 100 most influential people
Claims on social media that the Restore Britain MP Rupert Lowe is on the 2026 TIME100 list are false. Read
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Politics
Video of Donald Trump altered to include fake audio of him criticising Sadiq Khan
An old video of Donald Trump announcing ‘gold cards’ as path to US citizenship has been edited to include fake audio of him criticising the Mayor of London. Read
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Immigration
Video of migrant small boat crossing English Channel is fake
The clip, which has gained over a thousand comments with many believing it to be genuine, doesn’t really show scenes from the English Channel. Read
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Politics
Fake ‘Daily Mail’ report on Labour members’ views of Keir Starmer shared online
An article made to look like it was from the Daily Mail covering the real results of a survey of Labour Party members has been fabricated. Read
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