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Politics
Fact check: AI ‘Andy Burnham’ image and miscaptioned Blackburn video
A round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.
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4 Jun 2026
Politics
Fact check: Are councils fixing more potholes?
A Full Fact analysis suggests Labour is likely to struggle to deliver on its pledge to fix a million more potholes in England each year.
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23 Jan 2026
Politics
Fact check: Iran protests and AI-generated ‘MPs’
Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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16 Jan 2026
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Fact check: Fake stories about curbs on personal freedoms and bogus taxes
A Full Fact investigation has found a new wave of videos making false claims on social media has racked up millions of views.
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22 Dec 2025
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Fact check: Resident doctors’ pay and AI-generated soldier video
Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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19 Dec 2025
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Fact check: Teacher numbers and ‘Christmas decorations tax’
Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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12 Dec 2025
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Four claims from the 2025 Budget debate fact checked
Full Fact takes a look at claims about tax thresholds, NHS appointments, unemployment and house building.
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27 Nov 2025
Politics
Fact check: What has Labour pledged on income tax?
Ahead of next Wednesday’s Budget, Full Fact looks at the detail of Labour’s manifesto commitments.
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21 Nov 2025
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Fact check: Fake ‘train attack’ imagery and child obesity stats
Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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7 Nov 2025
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Fact check: Hurricane Melissa videos, council tax and central heating ‘ban’
Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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3 Nov 2025
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Fact check: Fake MP defection video, bus pass verification and immigration removals
Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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24 Oct 2025
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Fact check: National debt, fake wifi charges and the cost of rebuilding Gaza
Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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20 Oct 2025
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Fact check: What support do asylum seekers get in the UK?
Full Fact looks at some of the most common claims we see relating to what asylum seekers do – or don’t – get when they come to the UK.
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10 Oct 2025
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Fact check: Are migrants catching and eating swans and carp?
Full Fact looks at what evidence there is to support a claim last week from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
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1 Oct 2025
Politics
Fact check: ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest and Labour’s ‘Hillsborough Law’ pledge
Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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19 Sept 2025
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Fact check: Has unemployment risen ‘every single month’ under Labour?
Full Fact looks at the numbers after a claim from several Conservative MPs, including the party’s leader Kemi Badenoch.
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9 Sept 2025
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Fact check: Small boat arrivals in August
Labour’s Yvette Cooper claimed the number of crossings last month was lower than ‘any August previously’ – but that is not correct.
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5 Sept 2025
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Fact check: How many asylum hotels have been closed under Labour?
Ministers claimed about 200 have been closed since the peak under the previous government – but most of this fall took place under the Conservatives.
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22 Aug 2025
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Fact check: Google Lens’s AI overviews shared misleading information
An investigation found the search tool failed to identify certain images as inauthentic and shared incorrect information about what some images show.
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15 Aug 2025
Politics
Fact check: Recognising a Palestinian state, misleading tsunami video and deportations vs returns
Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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1 Aug 2025
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Fact check: ‘Asylum hotels’, employment data and ‘enhanced customs monitoring’
Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
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25 Jul 2025
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