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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, The Tab, MyLondon, The Bookseller, The Stage, 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.

Articles

Indonesian earthquake video compilation includes old clips from Philippines and Taiwan

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By Sian Bayley Verified
| Full Fact
Clips of old earthquakes in Taiwan and the Philippines have been included in a video compilation supposedly showing damage from the recent earthquake in Indonesia. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia on 15 August killing at least 70 people. Three of the clips in the compilation shared online show real footage from the Indonesian earthquake, but two were actually filmed in the Philippines in October 2025, and another shows the aftermath of an earthquake in Taiwan in April 2024.
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Starbucks never pledged to hire 10,000 Muslims

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By Sian Bayley Verified
| Full Fact
Fact checks What was claimed Starbucks is hiring 10,000 Muslims. Our verdict In 2017 then-CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, said that the company would hire 10,000 refugees, not Muslims specifically, globally over five years. Social media posts claiming that Starbucks is hiring 10,000 Muslims are recirculating online. As we’ve explained before, Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 refugees globally over five years, not specifically Muslims.
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Video of migrant saying he wants money, free house and English woman has been edited

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By Sian Bayley Verified
| Full Fact
What was claimed A video shows a migrant saying “I want my money and my free house and English woman, it’s my dream”. Our verdict This video has been altered. In the original clip the man is speaking Arabic and does not say this. A video of a migrant appearing to say “I want my money and my free house and English woman, it’s my dream” has been shared thousands of times online. But the clip has been edited—the original version doesn’t show the man saying this.
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Awards

Cathryn Nicoll Award for young journalists

2021
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