Cropped picture does not show the dead body of Israel’s top sniper
The soldier in the picture is resting alongside other members of his unit, not dead. Read
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Tony Thompson
Specialist Journalist
Tony joined Full Fact in May 2022. He previously worked as the Crime Correspondent of The Observer and News Editor of Time Out. He is the author of 11 non-fiction books.
Grant Shapps wrong to say Labour has a majority in the House of Lords
While no party has an overall majority, the Conservatives have considerably more peers in the Lords than Labour. Read
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Post about missing Prescot man is a hoax
The photograph accompanying the post shows a man with a different name who passed away a few days earlier. Read
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How many asylum seekers can the government’s Rwanda scheme take?
A figure from the Court of Appeal quoted by Sir Keir Starmer appears to be out of date, and refer to the scheme’s initial capacity rather than the total number it may take. But exact capacity figures Read
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BBC reporter Jeremy Bowen has not been removed from Gaza
The same false claim has been in circulation since 2014. Read
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Five million ULEZ fines have not gone unpaid
This appears to exceed the total number of fines that have been issued since ULEZ was introduced. Read
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Kemi Badenoch’s comments on UK manufacturing success use data from 2021
The business minister’s claim that British manufacturing has overtaken France is missing important context. Read
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Was the UK the first country to send tanks to Ukraine?
Neither the government nor the Conservative party have backed up a claim the Prime Minister made last month. Read
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No evidence clip of Sadiq Khan supposedly calling for ‘Remembrance weekend’ to be postponed is genuine
The Mayor’s office says the audio, which purports to be of a private conversation, is fake. Read
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Suella Bravermen did not use parliamentary expenses to pay her parents’ energy bills
The claims related to her London home and were within the rules governing such payments. Read
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