We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Politics
Josh Simons, whose resignation as an MP led to the by-election Andy Burnham won, has not been appointed to lead on policy at Downing Street. Read
Politics
A Facebook video that appears to show a large crowd of people gathered at a protest in Manchester is AI-generated.Many of the attendees seem to be holding up England flags, … Read
Politics
A Facebook video that appears to show thousands of people protesting outside the Houses of Parliament is AI-generated.The post is captioned “Wake up, England”, and seemingly shows a large crowd … Read
Politics
Holborn and St Pancras candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali came to the UK as a child refugee in the 1990s and is now listed as a British citizen on Companies House. Read
Politics
A Facebook video that claims to show “thousands” of people recently marching through central London is AI-generated.The post is captioned: “A massive crowd fills the streets of Central London as … Read
Immigration
Stirling Council’s website wrongly claimed asylum seekers in catered accommodation receive a weekly payment of £8.86. Read
Politics
In an LBC interview, Matt Goodwin asked for a fact check of his claim about UK family planning aid to Pakistan—so we’ve looked at the numbers. Read
Immigration
A guide to the backlog of asylum decisions, and how changes to asylum law have impacted how cases are processed. Read
Politics
A photo showing the home secretary wearing a keffiyeh as a hijab has been shared on social media, but it features a SynthID watermark that shows it was generated with OpenAI tools. Read
Politics
An image of the Prime Minister has been altered to make it look like he’s wearing a “Free Palestine” T-shirt. Read
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