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Yesterday
Footage of 2023 car accident in US falsely shared as Diogo Jota crash Full Fact17:09 11-Jul-25
Not all immigration removals count as ‘deportations’ Full Fact16:52 11-Jul-25
Fact check: Clip about October 7 attack was taken out of context Evening Standard14:57 11-Jul-25
An Urgent Call for Action: Committee Report on Social Media, Misinformation and Harmful… Full Fact11:49 11-Jul-25
The Online Safety Act must go further: Chi Onwurah MP for the Full Fact Report Full Fact11:39 11-Jul-25
In the last 7 days
FactCheck: school suspensions treble in 10 years in England Channel 417:46 10-Jul-25
Fact check: ‘Channel migrants’ in prison and fake ‘Amazon’ deals Evening Standard16:55 10-Jul-25
Explainer: Who migrates to the UK and what are they entitled to? FactCheckNI13:03 10-Jul-25
Fact check: Tory claims ‘Channel migrants’ 24 times more likely to go to prison than British… Left Foot Forward10:12 10-Jul-25
FactCheck: government lacks ‘coherent plan’ on 6,500 new teachers pledge, says Public Accounts Committee Channel 417:59 9-Jul-25
Did most resident doctors vote to strike? Full Fact16:42 9-Jul-25
Beware of too-good-to-be-true ‘Amazon’ offers on Facebook - here’s how to spot them Full Fact16:06 9-Jul-25
Are ‘Channel migrants’ 24 times more likely to go to prison than British citizens? Full Fact15:33 9-Jul-25
Clip shared with claims it shows Diogo Jota’s crash predates accident Full Fact15:07 9-Jul-25
Edited video of Pfizer CEO circulates again online Full Fact17:35 8-Jul-25
All Koreans Who Own Crypto Most Likely Hold XRP: Fact Check Times Tabloid14:04 8-Jul-25
Housing in NI: Are rents rising faster in Belfast than in London? FactCheckNI13:01 8-Jul-25
Fact check: Could a new European sleeper train be as cheap as a budget airline flight? Metro.co.uk11:22 8-Jul-25
Website didn’t publish recipe for ‘Israeli haggis’ Full Fact16:51 7-Jul-25
Fake Amazon laptop offers circulate ahead of Prime Day Full Fact15:40 7-Jul-25
Fact check: Social media channel of migrant’s journey posts AI-generated videos Evening Standard13:56 7-Jul-25
Trump's Brazen New Lie Leads To Instant Fact-Check On Social Media Yahoo! UK & Ireland16:29 5-Jul-25
How Britain's most notorious gangster turned up at a charity lunch to fact-check a retired detective's talk Sky News04:02 5-Jul-25
In the last month
No, there’s no evidence sunglasses cause cancer Full Fact16:41 4-Jul-25
Fact check: Reform was largest party in Warwickshire local elections Evening Standard14:16 4-Jul-25
Starmer wrongly claims record increase in NHS appointments Channel 417:51 3-Jul-25
Facebook posts falsely claim a female police officer is missing Full Fact16:44 3-Jul-25
Fact-checking three key claims about Trump's mega-bill BBC10:53 3-Jul-25
The disability benefits rebellion explained Channel 416:37 2-Jul-25
Our verdict on Labour’s first year: nowhere near enough action to restore trust Full Fact16:27 2-Jul-25
Government hasn’t proven key NHS pledge met Channel 415:35 2-Jul-25
How many manifesto promises has Starmer delivered – or not? Channel 415:25 2-Jul-25
Explainer: What we don’t know about Violence Against Women and Girls in Northern Ireland FactCheckNI13:03 2-Jul-25
X Will Deploy AI to Write Community Notes, Expand Fact-Checking Yahoo! UK & Ireland20:35 1-Jul-25
AI-generated video shared with claims it shows Iran attack on US airbase in Qatar Full Fact17:14 1-Jul-25
Old easyJet video shared as ‘last moment’ before Air India crash Full Fact16:40 30-Jun-25
Video of an Air India crew boarding a plane was filmed days before the Ahmedabad crash Full Fact15:39 30-Jun-25
An image of policemen kneeling in front of a group of Muslims is probably AI Full Fact13:16 30-Jun-25
We fact check the claim no-one uses Glasgow's new cycle lanes. Glasgow Evening Times09:48 29-Jun-25
Fact check: How much do resident doctors earn, and what do they want? Evening Standard18:06 27-Jun-25
Starmer’s disability benefits u-turn explained Channel 417:58 27-Jun-25
Fact check: Video shows incident where passengers evacuated from train Evening Standard13:00 27-Jun-25
Footage of a Russian pilgrimage shared with claims it shows Tel Aviv ‘exodus’ Full Fact12:34 27-Jun-25
Video of plane’s cabin shows turbulence on a Pakistani flight, not the Air India crash Full Fact16:14 26-Jun-25
Video shows scenes in a cemetery in Belgium, not Ireland Full Fact14:53 26-Jun-25
Explainer: What has changed after Westminster’s vote on abortion? FactCheckNI13:01 26-Jun-25
The web just got a little harder to trust Full Fact12:50 26-Jun-25
What do we know about the Israel-Iran ceasefire timeline, and what happens next? Full Fact17:19 25-Jun-25
Footage does not show scenes inside ‘Israeli bunkers’ Full Fact16:21 25-Jun-25
Footage showing Burkina Faso leader is likely deepfake Full Fact15:00 25-Jun-25
Grok shows 'flaws' in fact-checking Israel-Iran war, study shows The New Arab00:32 25-Jun-25
Grok shows 'flaws' in fact-checking Israel-Iran war: study MailOnline23:03 24-Jun-25
Video of motorcycle fire in China shared as Iranian attack on Tel Aviv Full Fact17:07 24-Jun-25
‘Tel Aviv’ missiles image almost certainly AI, contrary to online claims Full Fact16:57 24-Jun-25
Photo of Donald Trump embracing Jeffrey Epstein has been edited Full Fact13:03 24-Jun-25
Fake ‘Grauniad’ grooming gangs column shared as if real on Facebook Full Fact16:54 23-Jun-25
Video does not show Iran attack on Ben Gurion airport Full Fact16:44 23-Jun-25
Picture of Donald Trump with teenage girl isn’t real Full Fact15:31 20-Jun-25
John’s story: when health misinformation leads to harm Full Fact11:05 20-Jun-25
Fact check: AI-generated Israel-Iran posts and inflation confusion Evening Standard17:28 19-Jun-25
Old footage of Air India plane taking off from Heathrow shared as Ahmedabad crash Full Fact16:56 19-Jun-25
No evidence Donald Trump called Elon Musk ‘mediocre’ on Truth Social Full Fact16:56 19-Jun-25
Child poverty and the two-child benefit cap: explained Full Fact16:53 19-Jun-25
Health in NI: Have there been nearly 100,000 attacks on healthcare staff in a decade? FactCheckNI13:00 19-Jun-25
Image doesn’t show ‘Israeli pilot captured in Iran’ Full Fact12:52 19-Jun-25
Labour MP did not say victims of grooming gangs should ‘shut their mouths’ Full Fact12:21 19-Jun-25
Old Iran protest video shared with false claims it shows recent unrest Full Fact10:40 19-Jun-25
Israel-Iran misinformation is circulating online - what to watch out for Full Fact14:41 18-Jun-25
Immigration in NI: Did a local bus company recently drop off a “bus load” of migrants in Lisburn? No. FactCheckNI13:03 18-Jun-25
Did living standards reach an 'all-time low' under the Conservatives? Full Fact17:14 17-Jun-25
Video of smoke-filled cabin is from 2020 Ryanair incident not recent Air India crash Full Fact16:57 17-Jun-25
Video supposedly showing destroyed buildings in Tel Aviv almost certainly AI Full Fact16:57 17-Jun-25
Fact check: China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal Evening Standard16:20 17-Jun-25
Old video of Kyiv drone attack shared as recent footage of Israel-Iran conflict Full Fact17:04 16-Jun-25
Resident doctors’ pay: how much do they earn, and what does the BMA want? Full Fact17:04 16-Jun-25
Likely AI image of destroyed planes shared with claims it shows Tel Aviv airport Full Fact16:44 16-Jun-25
John Swinney rapped by stats regulator over attainment gap claim The Ferret06:01 16-Jun-25
AI-generated image of Air India crash shared online Full Fact17:30 13-Jun-25
Viral video does not show migrants at the beach in Dover Full Fact16:14 13-Jun-25
Clip from 2023 Nepal plane accident shared as footage from recent Air India crash Full Fact16:09 13-Jun-25

      
            
      
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