Full Fact investigates viral TikTok videos and trends that spread false or misleading claims.
Our fact checks examine clips, captions and stitched content to uncover when footage has been edited, misattributed or generated by AI.
Using transparent evidence, verified data and expert input, we explain what’s real, what’s fake and what’s still uncertain.
Politics
In the three months since we first covered the problem, we’ve fact checked a further 45 false and misleading claims, about everything from nighttime curfews to a “Christmas decorations tax”. Read
Health
Strange videos of a professor offering cures for “thermometer leg” led Full Fact to uncover an army of social media accounts promoting wellness products with fake AI ‘endorsements’. Read
Politics
TikTok has banned 14 accounts after a Full Fact investigation found false claims about government restrictions have been shared across different social media platforms more than 300,000 times. Read
