Voters can’t force by-elections to oust MPs ‘at any time’
A recall petition against a sitting MP can only be triggered if one of three specific conditions are met. Read
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Sian Bayley
Senior News and Online Journalist
Sian joined Full Fact in April 2024 as senior news and online journalist. Prior to that she was news editor at The Bookseller magazine. She has previously worked for the Local Democracy Reporting Service and the Evening Standard.
Picture of woman holding abortion rights sign has been edited
The original picture was posted in March 2023 with a handwritten sign in Spanish that translates to “I am the mother of the girl you will never touch”. Read
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FC Barcelona has not cut ties with Israel
Last year Barcelona City Council voted to suspend institutional ties with the current Israeli government. But this did not involve the football club. Read
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No evidence India has been removed from BRICS ‘core committee’
There has been no official announcement concerning India’s removal from the bloc’s ‘core committee’, and no credible media reports that any such decision has been made. Read
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Picture supposedly showing recent Tel Aviv missile strike is actually of 2023 attack on Kiryat Shmona
Hezbollah claimed it launched a drone attack on a military base in Tel Aviv recently but there were no indications any drones reached central Israel. Read
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Sadiq Khan did not say farmers protesting inheritance tax changes was ‘another example of racism’
The claim has been widely shared on Facebook, but it is not true. Read
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Pictures of Mike Tyson with Palestinian flag appear to be AI-generated
The fake images do not include Mr Tyson’s tattoo on his chest and depict the Palestinian flag incorrectly. Read
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Video compilation likely shows flooding in Poland, not Spain
The footage dates back to September, before the recent floods in Spain. Read
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NATO Secretary General hasn’t threatened to expel the United States from alliance
Mark Rutte did not say America would be expelled from Nato if Donald Trump “surrenders Ukraine to Putin”. Read
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Old video of burning US ship shared with incorrect claims it shows recent attack in Arabian Sea
The footage shows a blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020, not a recent attack. Read
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