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Full Fact→ No evidence Donald Trump said he might buy ‘all of England’
Quotes circulating on social media claiming Donald Trump said he might buy England and make it a US state are false.
Full Fact→ Is the government on course to create three new National Forests in England?
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s pledge to create three new national forests in England, and to plant millions of trees.
Full Fact→ Video of boys being arrested is from 2008 TV programme, and nothing to do with England flags
The footage was actually taken from an old episode of the TV programme Traffic Cops and shows two boys being arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.
Full Fact→ Photos of Banksy mural edited to feature England flags
Thousands have shared altered photos of street artist Banksy’s most recent mural at London’s Royal Courts of Justice.
Full Fact→ Fake Daily Mail article about government considering banning England flags circulates online
A screenshot of the fake article has been shared widely amid a movement to raise St George’s and Union Jack flags in public spaces across the UK.
Full Fact→ Viral photo of street with England flags is not recent, it’s actually from 2023 Nike advert
The viral image has been shared with claims it shows homes decorated by veterans, but it predates the current social media campaign to raise flags in public spaces across the UK.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Viral video claims to show fire from Israel-Iran war, but it’s from an abandoned England college
Video shows “massive fire after Iranian missile made impact in Tel Aviv” in June 2025.
Full Fact→ NHS England chair mixes up people and cases on the waiting list
Full Fact→ NHS England corrects working days error in hospital appointments calculation
Full Fact→ Video of police officers being assaulted is from Australia, not England
Misleading claims that the footage showed an incident in the UK have been circulating on social media.
Full Fact→ Posts about a murder suspect on the run in England are false
The mugshot accompanying the posts was taken by police in Australia in 2016.
PolitiFact→ Ian Miles Cheong – Netflix hit show ‘Adolescence’ was not based on Southport, England, murders of three young girls
Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.”
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists.
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists.
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Muslim Immigrants In England Are NOT The Cause Of Birmingham’s March, 2025 Piles Of Garbage On Streets — There’s A Refuse Worker Strike
Are Muslim immigrants the reason why there are piles of garbage in the neighborhoods of Birmingham, England? No, that's not true: Refuse workers in Birmingham, England, are "taking all out indefinite strike action" starting on March 11, 2
Full Fact→ NHS England report on waiting lists confuses patients and cases
An interactive report available on the NHS England website claims to show the number of patients awaiting treatment, but uses figures for the number of cases instead.
Full Fact→ NHS England corrects waiting list data error
The health service acted quickly after Full Fact brought its attention to a mistake in the calculation of the number of people on the waiting list.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: England, Wales Prison Overcrowding Plan Does NOT Shorten Sentences For Sexual Offenses
Does the plan to address prison overcrowding in England and Wales cut short sentences for sexual offenses? No, that's not true: Under current law many inmates typically serve 50% of their sentence in prison, followed by a probation period
Full Fact→ Incorrect claims about Muslims in England recirculating on Facebook
Many of these claims are either wrong or unevidenced, but the viral claims have been shared since 2017.
Full Fact→ House building in England: explained
We’ve looked at the number of homes being built in England, and why house building isn’t keeping up with demand.
Full Fact→ Euro 2024 fact checked: Is it all doom and gloom for England?
We’ve taken a break from fact checking the general election to look at some of the key stats from the other hotly contested event of the summer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: London Mayor Sadiq Khan Did NOT Ban Taxi Drivers From Displaying Flag Of England During Euro 2024
Did London Mayor Sadiq Khan ban taxi drivers from displaying the flag of England, also known as St. George's Cross, during Euro 2024 football championship? No, that's not true: The regulation prohibits all flags on any taxi in the British
Full Fact→ There are about 6.3 million people on the NHS England waiting list
Several Facebook posts have repeated the familiar claim that there are “seven and a half million people on NHS waiting lists”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Law Does NOT Specifically Say People Can Be Fined For Flying Flag Of England On Their Vehicles — It Potentially Applies To All Flags
Under U.K. law, can people be fined £1,000 specifically for flying the flag of England, also known as St. George's Cross, on a vehicle? No, that's not true: The law only imposes fines for flags that violate specific regulations regarding
Full Fact→ Knife crime in England and Wales is rising, even if you exclude London
Home secretary James Cleverly was challenged on the figures on the BBC’s flagship programme Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
Full Fact→ Full Fact secures measles correction from NHS England
A statement about 3.4 million “unprotected” children now explains what the number really means.
Full Fact→ Viral post about Muslims in England makes a number of incorrect claims
Versions of the post have been circulating since at least 2017, but contain claims that are either wrong or unevidenced.
Full Fact→ NHS England measles figure causes confusion over encephalitis risk
A charity’s claim that 10,000 children could develop encephalitis as a result of catching measles is based on an incorrect NHS estimate for the number of “unprotected” children.
Full Fact→ Pubs can only open longer if England or Scotland reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024
The change would only affect the last few days of the tournament, if any at all.
Full Fact→ The NHS England waiting list was effectively stable in February
Although the number of cases awaiting non-emergency treatment in England technically fell by about 36,000, about 36,000 cases were also excluded from the data. If measured consistently, it would have
Full Fact→ Only one area in England has seen a 79% increase in four-week waits for a GP
Across England as a whole the overall increase was 38%.
Full Fact→ No evidence Emmanuel Macron described England as ‘an oppressive nation’
A quote attributed to the French President has been circulating for a number of years. There’s no evidence he ever said it.
Full Fact→ NHS England was wrong to claim its data showed 3.4 million children are ‘unprotected’ against measles
It seems the health service actually calculated that 3.4 million children might have missed at least one vaccine dose.
Full Fact→ Bim Afolami overstates NHS in England as a share of ‘everything the government spends’
It seems that the Treasury minister made a common mistake by expressing NHS England as a percentage of all budgeted spending, not public spending as a whole.
Full Fact→ Severe absence among school pupils in England increased by 26% last year, not 134%
A since-corrected article in The Spectator about pupil absence contained a number of inaccurate figures.
Full Fact→ Picture of speed camera on fire was taken in Taiwan not England
A photo of a speed camera on fire being shared with the implication it was taken recently in England is actually over five years old and was taken in Asia.
Truth or Fiction?→ Clearing the Air: A Fact Check on New England’s Thanksgiving Breakfast Traditions
Straddling the rich history of America, Thanksgiving is considered a hallmark celebration traced back to the era of the Pilgrims, with its storied lineage shaping the diverse holiday practices we observe today. Amongst these, a fascinating curiosity
Full Fact→ Around 6.5 million patients in England on hospital waiting lists
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves seems to have mistaken the number of treatments waiting to begin with the number of individuals awaiting treatment.