The Online Safety Act introduced new rules for internet companies to help keep users safe from harm online. Here’s where Full Fact stands on the Act—and what needs to change to make it truly work for everyone.

An image of a group of women and girls wearing pink is circulating widely online with claims it shows ‘Epping mums’. But this picture isn’t real - it was created using artificial intelligence.

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-...

We’ve seen a number of false claims about the chickenpox vaccine circulating on social media, after the announcement that it’ll be offered to young children by the NHS in 2026. ❌ It’s not “poison”. ❌ It’s not an mRNA vaccine. Our fact check 👇

Figures published last week show there were 34.24 million people in employment, and 1.67 million unemployed, in the period May-July 2025. Our updated explainer looks at how these figures, and other related stats, have changed under Labour 👇

The UK government has formally recognised a Palestinian state. For this reason, our Government Tracker is now rating Labour’s related manifesto pledge as “achieved”. Full details here 👇

Has Labour met its promise to introduce supervised toothbrushing schemes into schools? Our Government Tracker takes a look at this pledge 👇

Photos and videos circulating on social media with claims they show the arrest of an “attempted mass shooter” near Stamford Bridge stadium actually show a 16-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm.

We’ve seen social media posts claiming 70% of those arrested at the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march were counter-protesters. There’s no evidence for this. The Met Police said only one of the 24 arrests was someone believed to be involved in the counter-protest.

A picture which appears to show protesters holding Union Jack flags has been widely circulating online following the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest in London at the weekend. But this isn’t a real photo of the protest, and was almost certainly generated with AI.

The Hillsborough Law has been formally introduced to Parliament. Although this hasn't happened as soon as previously promised, we are now rating Labour's related manifesto pledge as “appears on track”. Our Government Tracker has more 👇

Standalone 5G use is “currently low”, according to Ofcom. So what progress is being made towards the government’s target of national coverage by 2030? Our Government Tracker takes a look at this pledge 👇

A clip supposedly showing a mass funeral taking place in Afghanistan’s Kunar province following a recent earthquake was likely generated using AI.

A video of a crowd of women wearing Muslim dress was claimed to have been filmed in London. Here’s how, using a brick wall and open source investigative techniques, Full Fact tracked down its real location to a school in Indonesia.

A video of a large group of women dressed in niqabs walking down a street has been shared online with a claim it was filmed in London. But Full Fact has found the clip was actually filmed in Indonesia.

Labour promised to replace business rates to make them “fairer”. But we don’t expect further details until the Autumn 2025 Budget. Our Government Tracker takes a look 👇

It’s been claimed police estimated three million people attended the “Unite the Kingdom” event at the weekend. This isn’t correct—the actual Met Police estimate is far lower.

MPs Zarah Sultana and Kim Johnson both claimed Israel killed “Yemen’s Prime Minister”. Israel actually killed the Prime Minister of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen—the country’s internationally-recognised PM is still alive.

We’ve seen posts on social media claiming the @premierleague is “banning” rainbow laces and armbands this season. It’s no longer taking part in Stonewall’s ‘Rainbow Laces’ campaign, but rainbow laces haven’t been banned.

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...

In an interview on LBC this morning, home office minister Mike Tapp MP said “deportations are up to 35,000”. This figure is the overall number of immigration returns in Labour’s first year, the majority of which were voluntary, as our blog explains 👇

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-...

A viral video has claimed that from 12 September, UK supermarkets won’t allow shoppers to enter unless they have a government-issued photo ID. But the British Retail Consortium has told us this is false, and there are no plans for any such policy.

At #PMQs Keir Starmer said the UK’s “employment rate is up, inactivity is down and we’ve created over 380,000 jobs since we’ve been in power”. This is all correct - but the unemployment rate has also increased, as we wrote last month 👇

Labour’s manifesto promised to “reverse” what it described as a “downgrade” of monitoring of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate incidents. Our Government Tracker looks at what that means and what progress has been made 👇

At the Reform UK conference, Dr Aseem Malhotra made a number of claims about Covid vaccines, some of which were misleading or simply not backed by any credible evidence. We’ve fact checked a few of his claims 👇

Labour has pledged to phase out new petrol- and diesel-only cars from 2030. So what does this mean, and is the government on track to deliver what it’s promised? Our Government Tracker takes a look.

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.

Thousands of people have shared a clip with false claims that the police caught two migrants kidnapping a child in Dublin. But the police confirmed this wasn’t true. No offence occurred in this instance.

A popular alternative therapy that involves drinking olive oil and eating apples to “flush out” gallbladder stones actually seems to *create* the stones it’s meant to remove. Read our fact check 👇

A picture of police officers installing CCTV at a local church has been shared online with misleading claims it shows officers removing a Union Jack from a lamp post.

Are there over a million people in the UK illegally, as claimed at Reform UK’s #RUK25 conference in Birmingham today? Our politics blog looks at what we know 🔍 fullfact.org/live/2025/se...

At PMQs this week, Kemi Badenoch claimed unemployment has gone up “every single month” under Labour. That’s not true of either the number of people unemployed, or the unemployment rate, though both are higher than when Labour took office.

Thousands have shared a photo showing Rochester Castle decorated with a Union Jack with the suggestion it relates to the recent movement to raise flags in public across the country. But the image predates this. It was taken around the VE Day anniversary in May.

The Labour government promised to review Universal Credit to make sure it “makes work pay and tackles poverty”. But is that being achieved? Our Government Tracker takes a look 👇

The latest immigration data shows the number of asylum claims waiting for an initial decision fell by about 18% in Labour’s first year in office. But we don’t know if the same can be said for the total asylum caseload, because this data hasn’t been updated.

Health secretary Wes Streeting claimed “record levels” of immigration returns and deportations have been achieved under the current home secretary. But that’s not what the government’s own data shows.

A video of the PM talking about people feeling “the full force of the law” is being shared online with claims he is talking about people raising England flags in public spaces. But this clip is actually from August 2024, and relates to the Southport riots.

At #PMQs, Keir Starmer referred to Labour’s manifesto pledge to build 1.5 million homes. Our Government Tracker currently rates this pledge as “appears off track”. (1/2)

Education minister Stephen Morgan yesterday claimed “35,000 people have been deported”. That’s not correct, according to the government’s own data. The figure refers to *total immigration returns* in Labour’s first year, most of which were voluntary.

On BBC Breakfast today home secretary Yvette Cooper claimed small boat numbers last month were “lower than any August previously”. That’s not true of either the number of people, or the number of boats making crossings.

As kids head back to school, our latest Government Tracker page looks at Labour’s pledge to cut the cost of uniforms by limiting the number of branded items schools in England can require.

The government recognises that our “democracy is being threatened by misinformation.” But their plan for an Elections Bill does not properly tackle this serious and growing threat. Our latest blog considers the proposals and sets out the bolder vision needed. 👇

Videos circulating online claim that from 1 October any bank transfers over £800 between individuals will be automatically frozen for 24 hours “for verification”. Banks can freeze payments, but HMRC confirmed these particular claims aren’t true.

A video has been claimed to show an “illegal migrant” losing their temper after an Oxford City Council scheme offering free PS5s to migrants ran out. But the clip was filmed in the US in 2018, and Oxford City Council says it runs no such scheme.

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-...

We’ve seen images shared on social media alongside claims about “life for minorities in Gaza”. But these pictures are old, and were actually taken in Libya.

A viral photo is circulating with claims it shows veterans’ homes decorated with England flags, causing two neighbours to contact the police. But the street was actually decorated like this for a 2023 Nike advert featuring Lioness Chloe Kelly.

Thousands have shared a video on social media that claims 43 Labour MPs have ”just resigned” as a result of “the biggest UK scandal in decades”. None of this is true, and the video appears to have been created with AI.

Videos claiming that from 18 September, if you withdraw more than £200 in cash a week your bank must send your transaction details to the UK’s Financial Intelligence Unit, are circulating on social media. The National Crime Agency told us this isn’t true.