What was claimed
The front page of the Guardian on 22 July 2026 included a headline saying “Genetic links found proving that eating bacon in the morning has links to far-right activism”.
Our verdict
This is not a real Guardian front page and was originally created as satire.
A satirical image of the Guardian newspaper reporting on the discovery of “genetic links” between “eating bacon in the morning” and “far-right activism” has been shared widely online, including by many people who seem to think it is real.
The fake front page was shared as a joke on 22 July, appearing to be taken out of context.
Versions shared on Facebook included captions such as “they're demonising our bacon now!!!” and “The Guardian has it's [sic] finger on the pulse as usual”. These posts had hundreds of likes and comments suggesting people were taking the fake front page at face value, including “this is supposed to be a serious paper” and “the Guardian is somewhat desperate methinks”.
The fake front page also features a story headlined “why your toast is problematic” and an opinion piece titled “the full English breakfast: why it triggers the snowflake left”.
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We often fact check claims like this, that might seem obviously satirical, because they aren’t clear to everyone, particularly more casual internet users. We’ve written more about this here.
A spokesperson for the Guardian told Full Fact: “This is a fake Guardian front page and we have never published either of the stories it features."
The fake front page is dated Thursday 22 July 2026, but 22 July was a Wednesday this year. The cover price is also incorrect—the fake version says it costs £2.50, but the newspaper actually costs £3.50. The layout and fonts also do not conform to the Guardian’s style guide.
The actual front page for 22 July 2026 featured an article about Andy Burnham’s first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister and made no mention of either bacon or the far-right.
We’ve written about other examples of satirical posts shared as if they’re real Guardian articles.
This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here. For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as satire because this is not a real Guardian front page and was originally created as satire.
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