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It’s been a busy year for Full Fact’s politics team. Oh, and there was an election on the other side of the Atlantic too. In November we were excited to launch our Government Tracker, to monitor ...

Claims that police have reported the teenager missing have been shared in local Facebook groups across the UK and beyond, but they appear to be hoaxes.

A digitally created clip first shared on TikTok has been circulating on other social media platforms as if it’s genuine footage.

Michelle Obama has urged Congress to recount election votes saying that the 2024 presidential election result was influenced by ‘Russian disinformation’. There is no evidence that the former First ...

Michelle Obama’s ex-boyfriend David Upchurch has revealed that she is actually a man named Michael Robinson and only became “Michelle” after meeting Barack Obama. This is false. Her former partner Mr ...

There’s no evidence this is true. TikTok has been banned on UK government devices following security concerns. The post appears to be promoting a ‘money group’. A Private Member’s Bill has been ...

A picture shows Bono and Bob Geldof holding Israeli flags and staging a “two-man vigil” outside the Israeli embassy in Dublin. This picture isn’t real. It was generated by artificial intelligence. A ...

Mitchells & Butlers, the company that owns Toby Carvery, has confirmed this is not a real offer. A Facebook post claiming that Toby Carvery is offering free roast dinners if you like the post and ...

Claims that police have reported the teenager missing have been shared in local Facebook groups across the UK and beyond, but they appear to be hoaxes.

This is actually footage of a town called Zamalka, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. An aerial video of the ruins of buildings is being shared with false claims it shows Gaza “completely destroyed”. The ...

This isn’t true. Amazon says this is not a real offer. A post claiming that Amazon is offering Samsung TVs for £3 to Facebook users who fill out an online form is not true. The Facebook post says that ...