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.
World
The video has been shared with incorrect captions claiming it took place after the mass shooting in Sydney in December, but it has been online since June. Read
Politics
The claim, which has been circulating since the spring of this year, confuses entire departmental expenses with that of Mr Lammy’s personal expenses. Read
Shopping
Misleading posts claiming that people can get a smartphone for less than £10 from the retailer have been circulating on Facebook. Read
World
A video shared thousands of times on social media appears to show a British soldier confronting a police officer, but is AI-generated and not genuine. Read
World
The AI generated picture has been circulating widely on social media alongside completely false claims the man pictured was a ‘crisis actor’ and never really injured. Read
World
Posts shared widely on social media have falsely claimed that the man who tackled one of the suspected gunmen was named ‘Edward Crabtree’. Read
Politics
Videos claiming that the Mayor of London has clashed with King Charles after the cancellation of an event has been viewed over 100,000 times on Facebook. Read
Politics
A widely shared video claims that under the government’s digital ID proposals, people will require one to live in the UK—but this isn’t correct. Read
Politics
Videos shared thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim the monarch has bypassed Parliament to stop Sir Sadiq Khan’s jurisdiction over the capital. Read
Environment
Videos shared on social media falsely claim the government is forcing farmers to reduce the numbers of livestock from November. Read
