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Fact check: Employment rate and Labour’s asylum hotels record

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Oct 16

AI chatbots spread false information, major new report warns

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The Independent UK · Oct 15

Five AI chatbots were tested on accuracy. The results weren’t good

Responses from leading AI models were prone to being ‘incomplete, lacking context, or poorly sourced’, report finds after testing of Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Viral Instagram Parody Debunked After Fake Shooting Panic Over Autistic Man Looking Like Ed Sheeran

A viral Instagram parody about an Ed Sheeran lookalike allegedly being shot sparked panic, with commenters questioning whether the claim was real.

International Business Times UK · Sep 17

Fact check: UK household energy bills and Dover protesters

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Sep 16

Fact check: Fake Portsmouth protest images and asylum hotels pledge

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Sep 9

Fact check: Benefits spending and elephant floods video

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Aug 28

Fact check: Proposed vision checks, prison places and smear test safety claims

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Aug 20

Fact check: Small boat deaths and fake image of Andy Burnham running

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

The Independent UK · Aug 7

Fact check: Number 10 North and football tickets on the NHS?

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Aug 3