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A viral image that appears to show the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in custody being led away from a plane isn’t real.
It was made using artificial intelligence - here’s how we know: fullfact.org/world/pictur...
It was made using artificial intelligence - here’s how we know: fullfact.org/world/pictur...
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A viral image that appears to show the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in custody being led away from a plane isn’t real.
It was made using artificial intelligence - here’s how we know: fullfact.org/world/pictur...
It was made using artificial intelligence - here’s how we know: fullfact.org/world/pictur...
Full Fact’s Head of AI, @mrdudders.bsky.social, reflects on how AI has shaped misinformation this year—and how our own AI tools are helping fight back.
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Full Fact’s Head of AI, @mrdudders.bsky.social, reflects on how AI has shaped misinformation this year—and how our own AI tools are helping fight back.
At this afternoon’s Liaison Committee the PM, Keir Starmer, was asked about our fact check of his claim last week that the number of teachers has increased under Labour.
Read our verdict here: fullfact.org/education/pm...
Read our verdict here: fullfact.org/education/pm...
December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
At this afternoon’s Liaison Committee the PM, Keir Starmer, was asked about our fact check of his claim last week that the number of teachers has increased under Labour.
Read our verdict here: fullfact.org/education/pm...
Read our verdict here: fullfact.org/education/pm...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The Big Give Christmas Challenge is now live. Anything you give from now until 9th December will be doubled 🫶
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December 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The Big Give Christmas Challenge is now live. Anything you give from now until 9th December will be doubled 🫶
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The leaked BBC dossier and the resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness are reminders of the potential damage that can be done to public confidence in verifiable facts.
Statement from our CEO, Chris Morris:
Statement from our CEO, Chris Morris:
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The leaked BBC dossier and the resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness are reminders of the potential damage that can be done to public confidence in verifiable facts.
Statement from our CEO, Chris Morris:
Statement from our CEO, Chris Morris:
“Facts Matter. Verifiable, testable, provable facts.” – Stephen Fry
This #GlobalMILWeek, let’s champion reliable info and critical thinking.
See how Full Fact’s building a better information environment: fullfact.org
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This #GlobalMILWeek, let’s champion reliable info and critical thinking.
See how Full Fact’s building a better information environment: fullfact.org
#CelebrityTraitors
October 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“Facts Matter. Verifiable, testable, provable facts.” – Stephen Fry
This #GlobalMILWeek, let’s champion reliable info and critical thinking.
See how Full Fact’s building a better information environment: fullfact.org
#CelebrityTraitors
This #GlobalMILWeek, let’s champion reliable info and critical thinking.
See how Full Fact’s building a better information environment: fullfact.org
#CelebrityTraitors
Google has ended its support for Full Fact.
Our fact checks are free to read but not to produce. Support independent, impartial fact checking today: donate.fullfact.org/july-rg-ask?...
Our fact checks are free to read but not to produce. Support independent, impartial fact checking today: donate.fullfact.org/july-rg-ask?...
October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Google has ended its support for Full Fact.
Our fact checks are free to read but not to produce. Support independent, impartial fact checking today: donate.fullfact.org/july-rg-ask?...
Our fact checks are free to read but not to produce. Support independent, impartial fact checking today: donate.fullfact.org/july-rg-ask?...
We’re live on Reddit! Join the conversation and ask our CEO Chris Morris anything: www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...
September 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We’re live on Reddit! Join the conversation and ask our CEO Chris Morris anything: www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...
Hi everyone! Our CEO will be live on Reddit’s r/UKPolitics for an Ask Me Anything between 5 and 7pm today: www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...
Bring your questions on fact checking, misinformation and transparency.
Bring your questions on fact checking, misinformation and transparency.
September 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hi everyone! Our CEO will be live on Reddit’s r/UKPolitics for an Ask Me Anything between 5 and 7pm today: www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...
Bring your questions on fact checking, misinformation and transparency.
Bring your questions on fact checking, misinformation and transparency.
He replied, labelling us a “propaganda machine for big pharma.” Public debate needs facts. We will always follow the evidence without fear or favour, and we will never be impartial about facts. Full check 👉 fullfact.org/health/aseem... (2/2)
September 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
He replied, labelling us a “propaganda machine for big pharma.” Public debate needs facts. We will always follow the evidence without fear or favour, and we will never be impartial about facts. Full check 👉 fullfact.org/health/aseem... (2/2)
At the Reform UK party conference, Dr Aseem Malhotra made the incorrect claim that Covid vaccines are unsafe. We emailed, asking him to correct the record. (1/2)
September 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
At the Reform UK party conference, Dr Aseem Malhotra made the incorrect claim that Covid vaccines are unsafe. We emailed, asking him to correct the record. (1/2)
💬 Your chance to put your questions to our CEO, Chris Morris! He’ll be live on Reddit’s r/UKPolitics for an Ask Me Anything.
🗓️ 29 Sept
🕔 5–7pm (UK)
Bring your questions on fact checking, misinformation and transparency.
🗓️ 29 Sept
🕔 5–7pm (UK)
Bring your questions on fact checking, misinformation and transparency.
September 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
💬 Your chance to put your questions to our CEO, Chris Morris! He’ll be live on Reddit’s r/UKPolitics for an Ask Me Anything.
🗓️ 29 Sept
🕔 5–7pm (UK)
Bring your questions on fact checking, misinformation and transparency.
🗓️ 29 Sept
🕔 5–7pm (UK)
Bring your questions on fact checking, misinformation and transparency.
In partnership with Shout Out UK and UK Youth, we’re putting young people in the driver’s seat at this year’s Labour and Conservative Party Conferences—giving them the chance to ask MPs the questions that matter.
More info: www.eventbrite.com/cc/soukfull-...
More info: www.eventbrite.com/cc/soukfull-...
September 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In partnership with Shout Out UK and UK Youth, we’re putting young people in the driver’s seat at this year’s Labour and Conservative Party Conferences—giving them the chance to ask MPs the questions that matter.
More info: www.eventbrite.com/cc/soukfull-...
More info: www.eventbrite.com/cc/soukfull-...
Two images showing villages in rubble were used by several UK media outlets in coverage of the recent Afghanistan earthquake.
But the images were likely made with AI, and have since been removed after Full Fact got in contact. Here’s what we found: fullfact.org/world/afghan...
But the images were likely made with AI, and have since been removed after Full Fact got in contact. Here’s what we found: fullfact.org/world/afghan...
September 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Two images showing villages in rubble were used by several UK media outlets in coverage of the recent Afghanistan earthquake.
But the images were likely made with AI, and have since been removed after Full Fact got in contact. Here’s what we found: fullfact.org/world/afghan...
But the images were likely made with AI, and have since been removed after Full Fact got in contact. Here’s what we found: fullfact.org/world/afghan...
Edited photos of Banksy’s most recent mural at the Royal Courts of Justice, before it was partly removed, are circulating online.
They show a person holding a St George’s or Union Jack flag, but in the actual mural the person was holding a placard: fullfact.org/culture-and-...
They show a person holding a St George’s or Union Jack flag, but in the actual mural the person was holding a placard: fullfact.org/culture-and-...
September 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Edited photos of Banksy’s most recent mural at the Royal Courts of Justice, before it was partly removed, are circulating online.
They show a person holding a St George’s or Union Jack flag, but in the actual mural the person was holding a placard: fullfact.org/culture-and-...
They show a person holding a St George’s or Union Jack flag, but in the actual mural the person was holding a placard: fullfact.org/culture-and-...
We joined the Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics to talk misinformation, transparency, and why there’s one issue Full Fact will not stay impartial on.
September 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We joined the Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics to talk misinformation, transparency, and why there’s one issue Full Fact will not stay impartial on.
A fake Daily Mail article about the government considering a ban on displaying England flags in public is circulating online.
The Daily Mail said it published no such article, and the government also confirmed it has no plans to do this. Our fact check: fullfact.org/culture-and-...
The Daily Mail said it published no such article, and the government also confirmed it has no plans to do this. Our fact check: fullfact.org/culture-and-...
August 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A fake Daily Mail article about the government considering a ban on displaying England flags in public is circulating online.
The Daily Mail said it published no such article, and the government also confirmed it has no plans to do this. Our fact check: fullfact.org/culture-and-...
The Daily Mail said it published no such article, and the government also confirmed it has no plans to do this. Our fact check: fullfact.org/culture-and-...
Google has announced that it is de-prioritising fact checks.
This means reliable fact checks from credible organisations might get buried deeper in your search results.
Our blog on this: fullfact.org/technology/t...
This means reliable fact checks from credible organisations might get buried deeper in your search results.
Our blog on this: fullfact.org/technology/t...
June 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Google has announced that it is de-prioritising fact checks.
This means reliable fact checks from credible organisations might get buried deeper in your search results.
Our blog on this: fullfact.org/technology/t...
This means reliable fact checks from credible organisations might get buried deeper in your search results.
Our blog on this: fullfact.org/technology/t...
We have seen misleading AI-generated content being shared widely during the recent Israel-Iran conflict.
But spotting likely AI creations can be difficult. Here’s how you can identify and protect yourself against AI misinformation: buff.ly/zQBPPSp
But spotting likely AI creations can be difficult. Here’s how you can identify and protect yourself against AI misinformation: buff.ly/zQBPPSp
June 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We have seen misleading AI-generated content being shared widely during the recent Israel-Iran conflict.
But spotting likely AI creations can be difficult. Here’s how you can identify and protect yourself against AI misinformation: buff.ly/zQBPPSp
But spotting likely AI creations can be difficult. Here’s how you can identify and protect yourself against AI misinformation: buff.ly/zQBPPSp
Everyone deserves the facts—especially when it comes to their health.
Please donate to our BBC Radio 4 appeal, presented by Martha Kearney, today to help us fight harmful misinformation: t.co/U50vHmMxFC
#R4Appeal
Please donate to our BBC Radio 4 appeal, presented by Martha Kearney, today to help us fight harmful misinformation: t.co/U50vHmMxFC
#R4Appeal
June 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Everyone deserves the facts—especially when it comes to their health.
Please donate to our BBC Radio 4 appeal, presented by Martha Kearney, today to help us fight harmful misinformation: t.co/U50vHmMxFC
#R4Appeal
Please donate to our BBC Radio 4 appeal, presented by Martha Kearney, today to help us fight harmful misinformation: t.co/U50vHmMxFC
#R4Appeal
This clip has been circulating on various social media platforms, alongside misleading claims it depicts Chinese aid being flown to Gaza.
What it actually shows is a joint military exercise by China and Egypt, called “Eagles of Civilisation 2025” which took place from 19 April to 4 May.
What it actually shows is a joint military exercise by China and Egypt, called “Eagles of Civilisation 2025” which took place from 19 April to 4 May.
June 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This clip has been circulating on various social media platforms, alongside misleading claims it depicts Chinese aid being flown to Gaza.
What it actually shows is a joint military exercise by China and Egypt, called “Eagles of Civilisation 2025” which took place from 19 April to 4 May.
What it actually shows is a joint military exercise by China and Egypt, called “Eagles of Civilisation 2025” which took place from 19 April to 4 May.
Charlotte just wanted answers. Instead, she was overwhelmed by health misinformation.
Health misinformation affects real lives.
That’s why Full Fact is fighting back with facts—and we need your help.
🎧 Listen to the BBC Radio 4 Appeal
💛 Donate: buff.ly/GFl0dYW
Health misinformation affects real lives.
That’s why Full Fact is fighting back with facts—and we need your help.
🎧 Listen to the BBC Radio 4 Appeal
💛 Donate: buff.ly/GFl0dYW
June 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Charlotte just wanted answers. Instead, she was overwhelmed by health misinformation.
Health misinformation affects real lives.
That’s why Full Fact is fighting back with facts—and we need your help.
🎧 Listen to the BBC Radio 4 Appeal
💛 Donate: buff.ly/GFl0dYW
Health misinformation affects real lives.
That’s why Full Fact is fighting back with facts—and we need your help.
🎧 Listen to the BBC Radio 4 Appeal
💛 Donate: buff.ly/GFl0dYW
📻 You can catch our BBC Radio 4 appeal this Sunday, June 1 at 07:54 and 21:25!
We explain how Full Fact is tackling harmful health misinformation—and why your support matters.
You can also hear the appeal on June 5 at 15:27 or listen online anytime from June 1–7.
#R4Appeal
We explain how Full Fact is tackling harmful health misinformation—and why your support matters.
You can also hear the appeal on June 5 at 15:27 or listen online anytime from June 1–7.
#R4Appeal
May 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📻 You can catch our BBC Radio 4 appeal this Sunday, June 1 at 07:54 and 21:25!
We explain how Full Fact is tackling harmful health misinformation—and why your support matters.
You can also hear the appeal on June 5 at 15:27 or listen online anytime from June 1–7.
#R4Appeal
We explain how Full Fact is tackling harmful health misinformation—and why your support matters.
You can also hear the appeal on June 5 at 15:27 or listen online anytime from June 1–7.
#R4Appeal
Has there been a “massive increase” in NHS appointments under Labour? Our investigation - and how it was featured on Sky News: fullfact.org/health/labou...
May 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Has there been a “massive increase” in NHS appointments under Labour? Our investigation - and how it was featured on Sky News: fullfact.org/health/labou...