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Sian Bayley

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  • Senior News and Online Journalist, Full Fact
As seen in: Full Fact, Sunday Mirror, The Daily Mirror, Yahoo Canada, The London Standard, Surrey Advertiser, Devon Live, The Bookseller, MyLondon, The Tab, News Shopper and
Covers:  Social affairs, environment, culture
Senior News and Online Journalist @FullFact | Previously The Bookseller, BBC Local Democracy Reporting Service and Evening Standard | Views Own

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Journalist with experience reporting across print and online media. Interested in education, housing, environment, and culture, currently writing for The Bookseller.

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Photo of Andy Burnham edited to include several women wearing Islamic dress

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By Sian Bayley Verified
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What was claimed A picture of Andy Burnham’s return to Parliament shows him standing next to several women who are wearing Islamic dress. Our verdict This image has been edited to include the women in Islamic dress. They do not appear in the original photo posted by Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Lucy Powell MP. An image that appears to show the new MP for Makerfield, Andy Burnham, standing next to several women who are wearing Islamic dress, is circulating on social media.
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Video does not show police ‘seizing’ mannequin for ‘offending Pakistani community’

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By Sian Bayley Verified
| Full Fact
What was claimed A video shows UK police seizing a mannequin after the Pakistani community complained about its “immodest clothing”. Our verdict False. This video actually shows police officers attending a protest in November 2025 against the government’s decision to ban Palestine Action. A viral video of police officers loading a mannequin into a police van has been shared with claims the mannequin was “seized” because the “Pakistani community complained about its ‘immodest clothing’”.
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Grimsby housing development homes aren’t ‘exclusively for immigrants’

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By Sian Bayley Verified
| Full Fact
What was claimed Lincolnshire Housing Partnership has purchased 100 properties worth £23 million in total on the Ferriby Fields estate in Grimsby to be used exclusively for immigrants. Our verdict False. Lincolnshire Housing Partnership has no plans to acquire homes on this site and there is no evidence 100 homes on the Ferriby Fields estate are being used exclusively for immigrants. They will be a mix of social rent, shared ownership, open market sale and privately rented.
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Awards

Cathryn Nicoll Award for young journalists

2021
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