Full Fact investigates claims and misinformation relating to London, covering topics such as crime, housing, transport, politics, and public services.
Our fact checks examine statements made by officials, viral social media posts, and reports about life in the capital.
Using transparent sources, verified data and expert input, we assess what’s accurate, what’s misleading and what’s false.
Crime
The incident, which posts claimed was filmed at a London train station, actually occurred at Barcelona’s Camp de l’Arpa metro station in 2024. Read
Politics
Sir Sadiq Khan has pledged to build 40,000 new council homes by the end of the decade, but these are not earmarked for a specific demographic. Read
Crime
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm, not for an attempted mass shooting. Read
Culture & Society
Organisers of the event and multiple social media users are quoting this figure, but the actual Metropolitan Police estimate is much lower. Read
Politics
An inaccurate video which claims Sadiq Khan has announced a proposal to build council housing specifically for Muslims in London is circulating online again. Read
A sign shared on Facebook appeared in Tower Hamlets in 2014—we’ve seen no recent reports of the same or similar signs appearing in London or elsewhere in the UK. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The claim has been shared widely on social media platforms, but it is not accurate. Read
Social media posts have claimed the photo shows the family of a person called “Khalil”, who supposedly arrived in the UK by boat and lives in a five-bed home in north London. Read
Posts circulating on social media claim 76% of London’s social housing is used to house ‘foreign nationals’, but this isn’t representative of the entire city. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister made claims about the UK’s economic growth, council tax, and his record on bus passes while Mayor of London. Read
