News

Video does not show IDF destroying Hamas tunnels

By Charlotte Green • 2 mins

The clip circulating on social media likely shows the dismantling of a tile chimney liner, not a tunnel in Gaza. Read

Video of vehicle driving ‘through crowd of Palestine protesters’ actually from 2020 Black Lives Matter march

By Charlotte Green • 2 mins

Footage shared on social media of a vehicle driving through a crowd of protesters is unrelated to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Read

Headline about Israelis selling shares ahead of 7 October attack is fake

By Charlotte Green • 2 mins

Contrary to a screenshot circulating on social media, an Israeli newspaper did not publish a headline claiming Israelis made millions shorting shares ahead of the 7 October attacks. Read

Government website wrong on how to vote in mayoral elections

By Nasim Asl • 3 mins

Since May 2023, mayoral elections in England have used the ‘First Past the Post’ system, rather than the ‘Supplementary Vote’. Read

Hansard updates fuel poverty figure in PMQs transcript after Full Fact intervention

By Nasim Asl • 2 mins

The parliamentary record initially reported Labour MP Mary Glindon as saying 30% of North Tynesiders are in fuel poverty, when she says she was misheard and actually said 13%. Read

Images of burning cargo ship from Sri Lanka in 2021 not attack on Israeli boat

By Charlotte Green • 3 mins

Facebook posts claim an Israeli cargo ship was bombed by Yemen. But the images are from 2021 and show a container ship on fire off the coast of Sri Lanka. Read

Kemi Badenoch’s comments on UK manufacturing success use data from 2021

By Tony Thompson • 3 mins

The business minister’s claim that British manufacturing has overtaken France is missing important context. Read

Video shows an execution by Islamic State, not Hamas

By Evie Townend • 2 mins

The disturbing video has been shared on social media with an incorrect caption in recent days. Read

Immigration

How many migrants arrived in the UK in the last two years?

By Nasim Asl • 2 mins

Nearly 2.3 million migrants arrived in the UK over the last two years, but net migration is around 1.3 million. Read

No evidence ‘IDF general killed in Hamas conflict’ exists

By Charlotte Green • 2 mins

The claim has been circulating widely since 21 November amid the conflict in Israel and Gaza. Read