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We’ve spotted several posts circulating on social media claiming that no Muslim countries are taking in refugees. This isn’t true. The latest statistics from the UNHCR show Muslim-majority countries host millions of refugees. fullfact.org/world/muslim-m…

Estimated net migration has continued to fall, with the latest figures showing a decrease of 48% on the previous year. We’re continuing to rate Labour’s manifesto commitment to “reduce net migration” as ‘appears on track’. fullfact.org/government-tra…

New data shows that the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels is 29% lower than when Labour entered government. As a result we’re now rating the government’s commitment to “end asylum hotels” as ‘in progress’. fullfact.org/government-tra…

Alongside its King’s Speech last week, the government committed to introducing a “draft Ticket Tout Ban Bill”. We’ve updated our Government Tracker, where we’re monitoring Labour’s manifesto pledge to introduce “new consumer protections on ticket resales”. fullfact.org/government-tra…

A video showing people wearing masks attempting to set fire to doors of a church has been shared with false claims it shows an incident in Yorkshire. We traced the clip to a church to Santiago de Querétaro in Mexico. fullfact.org/world/video-ch…

An image of a large crowd has been shared on social media with claims it shows last weekend’s Unite the Kingdom march. This isn’t true. The image has been circulating since at least February, and was either made or edited with Google’s AI tools. fullfact.org/politics/image…

Claims that “over two million” people attended last weekend’s Unite the Kingdom march in London are circulating online. But this isn’t true. Police estimates put it at around 60,000, and an independent expert told us it definitely wasn’t millions. fullfact.org/politics/unite…

The Daily Mail has corrected a column by Boris Johnson after Full Fact got in touch. It wrongly claimed Andy Burnham lost a Labour leadership contest to Sir Keir Starmer. In fact, Mr Starmer wasn’t a candidate either time Mr Burnham stood to be leader. fullfact.org/politics/boris…

Old footage of the September 2025 Unite the Kingdom march is being shared online with claims it shows the protest that occurred last weekend. fullfact.org/politics/old-v…

New figures estimate the UK’s GDP grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of this year, the highest of the six G7 countries we’ve got data for. Our Government Tracker is monitoring Labour’s manifesto pledge to “secure the highest sustained growth in the G7”. 👇 fullfact.org/government-tra…

A post shared widely on Facebook claims various taxes like income tax didn’t exist 60 years ago, and that back then the UK had no national debt. Our fact check explains why this isn’t accurate. fullfact.org/economy/viral-…

We’ve spotted social media posts claiming that China has banned all US citizens from entering the country due to hantavirus. But this isn’t true. fullfact.org/health/China-U…

A video shared last month with claims it shows a recent clash between immigrant and nationalist groups in London is actually from 2023 and was reportedly filmed after a pro-Palestine march. fullfact.org/crime/london-s…

Labour’s manifesto promised to introduce a “new Energy Independence Act”. The Bill that would achieve this was referenced in last week’s King’s Speech, as our Government Tracker explains 👇 fullfact.org/government-tra…

From saving cafes to rescuing twins: Facebook pages which appear to be run from Vietnam are using AI to flood users’ feeds with bizarre fake emotional stories about politicians like Nigel Farage and Rishi Sunak. Our new investigation 👇 fullfact.org/politics/ai-ph…

A Bengali-language campaign video posted by the Green Party’s candidate for the Mayor of Newham has been shared online with false claims it shows the Greens celebrating an election win. Our fact check 👇 fullfact.org/politics/campa…

With two major protests set to take place in London tomorrow, it’s likely we’ll see claims about the number of people attending each march. Our explainer looks at how crowd sizes are estimated and why the numbers quoted are often wide of the mark. fullfact.org/culture-and-so…

A picture of a map supposedly showing “Reform councils in the UK” has been widely shared on social media. But this map doesn’t include several county councils now run by Reform, or others the party won control of at local elections last year fullfact.org/politics/map-r…

The @Conservatives’ Alternative King’s Speech claimed the welfare bill is higher than income tax receipts “for the first time ever”. We’ve heard this a few times recently, but it’s not true. Welfare spending (including pensions) has been higher for years. fullfact.org/economy/income…

A clip that appears to show JFK criticising Israel for its “expansionist ideas” has been shared thousands of times. But there’s no evidence it’s real and media forensics experts say there are many clues that suggest it was generated with AI. fullfact.org/us/viral-clip-…