News & Online Journalist
Charlotte joined Full Fact in November 2023 as a news & online journalist from her role as a Local Democracy Reporter at the Manchester Evening News.
She was previously a senior news reporter with the Manchester Evening News, Rossendale Free Press and Accrington Observer titles.
Economy, Business & Finance
Posts shared on social media have wrongly claimed that new tax thresholds will mean you have to pay income tax at a rate of 40% on earnings above £37,000. Read
The clip uses the likenesses of Jewish celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, David Schwimmer, and the rapper Drake, but isn’t genuine. Read
While lightning did reportedly hit a Russian rocket in 2019, one clip apparently showing this was created with CGI. Read
Facebook posts linking to a website claiming to be a scheme where undelivered items are resold for low prices are not genuine. Read
United States
A false claim has spread widely on social media since the fatal crash between an American Airlines regional jet and a US army helicopter that it was piloted by a trans woman called Jo Ellis. Read
United States
The image has been circulating widely on social media with captions such as ‘Karma’—but it has been edited. Read
United States
None of the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump include cutting funding to US cities for this reason, as has been claimed on social media. Read
A picture which appears to show the US President with the convicted sex offender has been circulating on social media, but there are many clues that it is not real. Read
The image being shared is of an American serial killer, who died in prison in 2023. Read
Owen Jones did not write an opinion piece for the Guardian headlined “Diversity and inclusion is in the heart of all Palestinians. Gaza will one day host the world’s largest Pride parade”. Read
