Senior News and Online Journalist
United States
A still image which has been taken from a real video of the shooting of Alex Pretti has been enhanced with artificial intelligence, resulting in an agent kneeling on the ground missing a head. Read
United States
The video appears to show Donald Trump telling Keir Starmer to concentrate on governing the UK. But it isn’t real. Read
Shopping
Facebook posts and adverts falsely claim the retailer is offering a free box of clothing and accessories to people who complete a questionnaire. Read
United States
We’ve fact checked posts sharing this fake quote several times before. Read
Conflict
A video of a young Ukrainian soldier crying and saying he doesn’t want to die was made using artificial intelligence. Read
Environment
The Northern Lights seen across much of the UK this week were caused by a severe geomagnetic storm produced by the sun, not, as some claimed online, by the HAARP research facility in Alaska. Read
Immigration
Images of men in balaclavas slashing ‘migrant dinghies’ aren’t real and were likely made with AI. Read
Shopping
A spokesperson for Toby Carvery’s parent company, Mitchells & Butlers, told Full Fact official Toby Carvery deals will only appear on the brand’s social media channels, and this one isn’t genuine. Read
Health
Posts claiming to show clinicians from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust using and endorsing weight loss patches are fake and were made with AI. Read
World
A video shared with captions suggesting it shows Venezuelans ripping down a poster of Nicolás Maduro after he was seized by the United States is not recent, and actually dates back to 2024. Read
