We do fact checks and explain news about UK politics, helping you understand key issues and claims.
Immigration
A clip shared on social media with misleading captions claiming it shows an asylum seeker filming their new accommodation was actually posted by a property investor marketing a house up for sale. Read
Politics
A fake transcript claiming to show a heated interview between Nigel Farage and Laura Kuenssberg is circulating on Facebook. The BBC confirmed this didn’t happen, and the pictures of it are AI-generated. Read
Politics
Despite claims on social media, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was not included on Time magazine’s TIME100 list for 2025. Read
Politics
A widely shared clip seems to show a question about why Israel’s PM cannot be captured and brought to court in a similar manner to the Venezuelan leader. But the footage isn’t real. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Conservative shadow cabinet minister Alex Burghart claimed on LBC that unemployment has gone up “in every single month” under Labour, but that’s not quite right. Read
Politics
Videos shared on Facebook make false claims about a supposed new law banning music in moving cars and a new monthly electricity charge. Read
Immigration
Stockport Council says it has removed bogus planning notices which had been put up detailing a fake application for a temporary structure to provide accommodation for up to 800 asylum seekers. Read
Politics
An old photo of Sir Keir Starmer decorating a Christmas tree has been edited to include serial sex abuser Jimmy Savile. Read
Politics
What changes have our fact checkers on the frontline of the fight against misinformation seen over the past 12 months—and what might that mean for 2026? Read
Politics
A political crisis in a video report being shared on social media is completely fabricated. Read
