Full Fact analyses trending posts and videos shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Our team investigates viral claims—ranging from altered images to political statements—to determine whether they’re accurate, misleading or false.
Crime
Grok told users one AI-generated image “appears to be a genuine photo”, while a Google Lens AI overview linked a video which does not show real footage of the incident to Saturday’s stabbings. Read
Science & Technology
A video circulating on social media has falsely claimed that your phone’s messages, photos and apps will be viewable at any time under new plans. Read
World
The Italian embassy in London told us social media posts claiming Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised Keir Starmer as “cringe” over the Gaza peace deal are false. Read
Politics
A social media post claiming that Suella Braverman and David Lammy are two of the last three home secretaries is misleading. Read
World
This figure appears to be based on an estimate of the total cost of rebuilding the territory, not the amount being committed by the UK. Read
Culture & Society
False claims about changes in the law have been linked to a parliamentary exchange about marriages between first cousins. Read
Politics
This audio clip of Mr Starmer saying “I f****** hate Liverpool” was first shared in 2023, but there’s absolutely no evidence it’s a real recording, and it may have been generated using AI. Read
Crime
The footage was actually taken from an old episode of the TV programme Traffic Cops and shows two boys being arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle. 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
It’s been banned in the overseas territory of New Caledonia, amid recent riots, but not on personal devices elsewhere. Read
