Clip of missiles hitting ships is from video game Arma 3 (not the Red Sea)
Gameplay footage of Arma 3 has often been linked to misinformation about recent ongoing conflicts. Read
Fact check
Latest Articles
Everything we publish, as soon as we publish it—fact checks, analysis, comment and Government Tracker updates, all in one place.
How does the Wellingborough by-election result compare to other by-election swings?
It’s the second largest by-election swing to Labour in the post-war period, though several other by-elections in that time have seen larger swings to other parties. Read
Fact check
Politics
Is the SNP the only political party that wants to rejoin the EU?
This week we checked a claim from the Scottish National Party’s (SNP) Europe spokesperson, Alyn Smith MP. On 5 February he said: “The SNP remains the only party committed to … Read
Analysis
Has the Scottish government said it plans to ‘maintain funding’ for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees?
Although the Scottish First Minister has denied funding to a UN agency for Palestinian refugees has been “paused”, the Scottish government says it currently has no plans to give more aid. Read
Fact check
Economy, Business & Finance
Has the government failed in its pledge to grow the economy?
We’ve taken a look at what the latest GDP figures mean for the Prime Minister’s pledge to “grow the economy”. Read
Analysis
Politics
Clip of Sadiq Khan calling Labour ‘antisemitic’ has correction edited out
A video clip shared on social media, including by the Conservative party and the Reclaim party leader Laurence Fox, appears to show the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan describing the … Read
Analysis
US general not killed in ‘Israeli-American operation’ in Gaza
The man whose picture is circulating is Special Forces officer Ryan Brummond, who served in Afghanistan. He is now a doctor in the United States. Read
Fact check
Video does not show Chinese government destroying mosque
The footage is actually from Turkey, and shows the demolition of a minaret following an earthquake. Read
Fact check
The SNP is not the only political party that wants to rejoin the EU
Other parties such as Alliance, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party also support rejoining the trade bloc. Read
Fact check
France has not banned halal slaughter ahead of Ramadan
A false claim from 2021 that a French ministerial instruction about the stunning of poultry prior to slaughter would lead to a ban on ritual slaughter has been circulating again on social media. Read
Fact check
Evidence you can rely on
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
Subscribe to weekly email newsletters from Full Fact for updates on politics, immigration, health and more. Our fact checks are free to read but not to produce, so you will also get occasional emails about fundraising and other ways you can help. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy.