Fact checks about UK law, how legal systems work, justice and human rights
Crime
A video of a property on fire is being falsely shared as footage of recent disorder in Belfast, but the clip actually shows a separate incident from County Antrim which occurred in June 2025. Read
Crime
A clip of a large fire is circulating on social media with false claims it depicts recent disorder in Belfast—but the footage actually shows a gas pipeline explosion in Russia. Read
Politics
A false claim that the Mayor of Rotherham has said that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law has been circulating again on social media. Read
A guide to voter ID requirements ahead of the 7 May local elections. Read
Politics
Social media videos, one of which has been viewed 350,000 times, falsely claim that new laws imposing curfews are coming into force soon. Read
Politics
Social media posts are falsely claiming that from January 2026, operating a vehicle without a valid licence will no longer lead to criminal proceedings, but instead will result in a civil fine. Read
Science & Technology
The Online Safety Act does not require age verification to use a virtual private network. Read
Politics
The home secretary has announced plans to proscribe the group under anti-terrorism laws—but there’s been some confusion on social media over when a ban is set to come into force. Read
Immigration
We’ve looked at the polling after Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice MP suggested he thought a ‘majority’ were ‘settled’ on leaving the ECHR. Read
A screengrab of a TikTok video is being shared with false claims it shows Hindus and Sikhs protesting ‘illegal immigration’ in London. Read
