Culture & Society
No, Cadbury isn’t selling an ‘Eid egg’
Mondelēz International, the company which owns Cadbury, confirmed a viral image of an ‘Eid egg’ does not show a real product. 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.
World
Viral quote misattributed to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recirculates
We can find no evidence that President Sheinbaum warned US President Donald Trump that America will “beg us” to tear down a wall between the two countries. Read
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Politics
Ed Miliband hasn’t resigned as Energy Secretary over ‘Mandelson-Epstein scandal’
Posts liked thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim Ed Miliband has resigned from the government. Read
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World
Old photos of Jeffrey Epstein edited to look like he was recently spotted in Israel
Images supposedly showing Epstein in Israel recently are actually old pictures that have been edited to add grey hair and a beard. Read
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Culture & Society
No evidence 75% of England’s mayors are Muslim
We could only find evidence that three of the country’s 27 directly elected mayors are Muslim. Read
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World
AI-generated image of Jeffrey Epstein ‘alive in Tel Aviv’ circulates online
An image that appears to show Jeffrey Epstein walking down a street in Israel is fake and was made using AI. Read
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Shopping
No, Primark isn’t giving away a ‘hamper of goodies’ to people who like a Facebook post
A spokesperson for Primark told Full Fact this is not a genuine promotion from the retailer. Read
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Conflict
Old video of Russian submarine test shared with false claim it shows Iran launching missiles
The clip being shared online dates back to 2018 and is not related to Iran. Read
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Shopping
Cadbury is not giving away gift boxes to those who complete surveys
A spokesperson told us this is not a real Cadbury promotion or product. Read
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United States
Pictures of a young Zohran Mamdani with Jeffrey Epstein aren’t real
Images that appear to show the mayor of New York City when he was young alongside convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are fake and were made with artificial intelligence. Read
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