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A viral video claims that three quarters of pregnant women vaccinated against Covid experience miscarriages. As we explain, that’s not true at all. There’s no link between the vaccine and miscarriage.
Covid vaccines don’t raise your risk of miscarriage – Full FactA widely shared video incorrectly claims that 76% of vaccinated women experience miscarriage.fullfact.orgNew figures published last week show the percentage of the public that experienced or witnessed anti-social behaviour increased in the year to March 2026. We’ve updated our Government Tracker, which is monitoring Labour’s commitment to crack down on anti-social behaviour.
Has the government’s ‘crackdown on anti-social behaviour’ been successful? – Full FactThe government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee committed to tackling anti-social behaviour in local communities.fullfact.orgA picture being shared with claims it shows the broken window on a Ryanair flight where a passenger was partially sucked out of the plane isn’t genuine. While there are real images and footage of the incident, this viral version is an AI fake.
Fake image of Ryanair plane after passenger was nearly sucked out of window circulates – Full FactAn image being shared on social media with claims it shows a destroyed window on a Ryanair flight is an AI-generated fake, not a genuine photograph of the incident.fullfact.orgAn image which appears to be a statement from City of York Council warning that residents “experience” flag displays as “racist” and “exclusionary” has been widely shared online. But there’s absolutely no evidence it’s real, and a local MP has said it’s “AI misinformation”.
No evidence that viral image supposedly showing York council statement on flags causing ‘distress’ is real – Full FactAn image which appears to be a statement from City of York Council warning that residents “experience” flags as “racist” and “exclusionary” appears to have been faked.fullfact.orgA select committee has recommended the minimum required attendance for House of Lords members should be increased. Our Government Tracker page tracking progress on Labour’s promise to “introduce a new participation requirement” for the Lords has the latest.
Is the government on course to introduce a new participation requirement for House of Lords members? – Full FactFull Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto commitment on a new participation requirement as part of a wider package of reforms to the House of Lords.fullfact.orgA report publicised by the MP Rupert Lowe, claims it’s “established” that 250,000 girls have been victims of rape gangs. We’ve looked carefully at where that figure comes from, and it was clearly not calculated reliably. [1/2]
‘250,000 victims of rape gangs’ is not a reliable estimate – Full FactA report from the Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe claimed that it is established that 250,000 white girls have been the victims of rape gangs—but the calculation behind this is clearly unreliable.fullfact.orgIt’s been four weeks since the Conservatives promised to correct their Alternative King’s Speech, following a letter from the statistics regulator. But so far they’ve done nothing. How can politicians expect to be trusted, if they won’t correct the record when they make a mistake?
Have the Conservatives forgotten their promise to correct the record? – Full FactIt’s been four weeks since a party spokesman said it would correct an error about welfare payments.fullfact.orgA House of Lords committee has recommended a retirement age of 80 be phased in over five years, starting in July 2029. We’ve updated our Government Tracker page where we’re monitoring progress on Labour’s pledge to introduce a “mandatory retirement age” for peers.
Is the government on course to introduce a mandatory retirement age for members of the House of Lords? – Full FactFull Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge to bring in a mandatory retirement age for House of Lords members, as part of a wider set of reforms.fullfact.orgViral social media posts claim 26 June was the hottest day in the UK since 1976, and that global warming “is a lie”. 26 June was the hottest *June day* on record, beating the 1976 heatwave. Experts say global warming cannot be measured this way.
26 June was not the ‘hottest day’ in the UK since 1976 – Full FactSocial media posts have claimed a previous record June temperature set in 1976 is evidence global warming isn’t real.fullfact.orgAs the government announces VAT will be cut on domestic electricity bills from October, a reminder our Government Tracker is monitoring Labour’s progress on its promise to not increase VAT 👇
Has the government kept its pledge not to increase VAT? – Full FactFull Fact looks at what Labour promised on Value Added Tax in its manifesto.fullfact.orgAndy Burnham has confirmed his government is dropping plans to introduce digital ID announced by Sir Keir Starmer last year. Our Government Tracker is rating this pledge as ‘not kept’. 👇
Is Labour on track to introduce mandatory digital IDs for ‘right to work’ checks? – Full FactFull Fact looks at the government’s pledge to bring in digital IDs which are mandatory for ‘right to work’ checks by the end of this parliament.fullfact.org