Grace Rahman

News & Online Editor

Grace joined Full Fact in March 2018 from the Press Association. She’s in charge of our work on the Third Party Fact Checking programme with Facebook and is particularly interested in debunking rumours spreading on social media.

She is a qualified journalist and has a Biology degree.

16 November 2023

Man in video with swastika tattoo is not IDF chief of staff

By Grace Rahman • 3 mins

A video of a detained man with a swastika tattoo has been falsely claimed to show IDF chief of staff, Herzi Halevi. Read

Fact checks

15 November 2023

Barcodes don’t tell you where a product was made

By Grace Rahman • 3 mins

It’s true that barcodes beginning 729 originated in Israel, but this code has not changed to 871 to avoid boycotts. Read

Fact checks

8 November 2023

Video does not show Croatian mayor slapping ‘Hamas supporter’

By Grace Rahman • 2 mins

The video was filmed in Hamburg over 20 years ago and shows a former boxer hitting someone. Read

Fact checks

2 November 2023

World Economic Forum does not have diplomatic immunity in Switzerland

By Grace Rahman • 3 mins

Switzerland signed an agreement with the WEF in 2015 granting it formal status under the country’s Host State Act. Read

Fact checks

31 October 2023

‘Dead Gazan body miraculously texting’ is actually Thai child in Halloween costume

By Grace Rahman • 2 mins

A photo of a child wearing a body bag costume has been shared as evidence of an attempt to misrepresent what’s happening in Gaza. But the picture was taken in Thailand last year. Read