Claim: An image shows a 282-year-old East India trading company ship returning to London for the first time since 1787.
Fact-check: Image said to show a centuries-old ship is actually a photo of a replica - Full Fact
Verdict: the vessel in the photo is a replica of an 18th century swedish ship which sank in 1745. the replica ship was built in 2005, and this image shows it on a visit to london in 2007.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2022-05-27T00:00:00