Senior News and Online Journalist
World
Social media posts claiming no Muslim countries are taking in refugees are false. Muslim-majority countries host millions of refugees according to the latest statistics from the UNHCR. Read
World
A viral video of a church being set on fire was not filmed in Yorkshire. The video actually shows an incident in Santiago de Querétaro in Mexico. Read
Politics
We’ve seen several social media posts quoting this figure, but both the police and an independent expert have said it’s much too high. Read
Politics
Old footage of the September 2025 Unite the Kingdom march on Westminster Bridge is being shared on social media with claims it shows the protest that occurred last weekend. Read
Politics
A campaign video posted by the Green Party candidate for the Mayor of Newham has been widely shared online with false claims it shows the Greens celebrating an election win in a foreign language. Read
Politics
An image of a map claiming to show all the councils Reform UK controls in the UK does not include county councils run by the party or councils that did not have elections in May 2026. Read
United States
We asked media forensics experts to analyse the “never-before-seen clip”. Read
Politics
There’s no record of Mr Farage recently undergoing a surgical procedure or having late-stage leukemia. We fact checked similar fake photos earlier this year. Read
Health
A Pfizer document citing “hantavirus pulmonary infection” in a list of adverse events of special interest has been misinterpreted. Read
Conflict
A clip of a 2016 military exercise, which saw the US, Canada, Australia and South Korea sink the decommissioned USS Thach, has been shared with false claims it shows Iranian missiles hitting US ships. Read
