Evie Townend

News & Online Journalist

Evie joined Full Fact as a news and online journalist in February 2023. Before this, she worked as a freelance journalist, a money reporter for The Mirror and in the regional CornwallLive newsroom.

7 June 2023

Deputy PM fails to back up claim that government has provided over £3,300 in cost of living support for ‘every single family’

The figure quoted by Oliver Dowden appears to actually refer to the average amount per household provided by the government to help with rising bills.

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6 June 2023

Claims about King Charles’s inheritance need context

Posts on social media are making several claims about King Charles’s inheritance but they are missing vital context.

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30 May 2023

Hoax posts about missing dog use photograph that has appeared in blogs for years

The posts all have the same image and wording but appear in community groups across the UK.

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24 May 2023

Poster shared on Facebook misrepresents Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030

A Facebook post shows a photograph of a man with a poster that lists 22 alleged UN and WEF “goals”.

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22 May 2023

Tim Schofield has not been stabbed in prison

It’s been falsely claimed on social media that the brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield has been stabbed in prison.

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18 May 2023

Photograph of girls in white dresses does not show child brides

The photo shows young relatives of brides and grooms at a mass wedding in Gaza.

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18 May 2023

Photos of Prince Harry and Prince William together at the coronation are AI-generated

The eight photos appear to show the brothers embracing and speaking to each other at the celebration.

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17 May 2023

McDonald’s french fries are not made from potatoes treated with the pesticide Monitor

The claim comes from a speech given in 2013 by an author, who has since admitted Monitor is no longer in use in the US.

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12 May 2023

Argos is not selling PlayStations for under £2

Argos says the offer is not genuine.

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11 May 2023

Abandoned baby hoax uses old photo from US

The photograph actually shows a baby that was found at Minneapolis Airport in 2022.

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