No evidence child found wandering in Dewsbury or Chesterfield
These Facebook posts are likely hoaxes, and very similar to others we’ve seen before. Read
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Nasim Asl
Senior Political Journalist
Nasim joined Full Fact in June 2023. Before that she worked on BBC Question Time, and BBC Scotland News. She took part in the BBC’s Journalism Trainee Scheme, and has a masters degree in journalism.
Facebook post about a toddler found wandering in Skegness is false
This Facebook post is likely a hoax and very similar to others we’ve seen before. Read
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No, Amazon is not giving away laptops or selling them for £3
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook. Read
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We don’t know how many individual pensioners are millionaires
While 27% of over 65s live in households that have a total wealth of £1 million or more, we don’t have data for how many individual pensioners are worth this amount. Read
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Claim about three-year-old girl found wandering recirculates
The Facebook post is almost identical to another we debunked earlier in September. Read
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A three-year-old girl was not found wandering in Poole
The hoax post falsely claims a child called Mila was found wandering in Poole. Read
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Prime Minister’s Questions fact checked: 4 September 2024
We’ve examined claims from this week’s PMQs about the state of the public finances, support for pensioners, economic growth and more. Read
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No, ‘illegal immigrants’ don’t receive more benefits than pensioners
Incorrect claims about the amount of benefits received by pensioners and refugees have been circulating for years. Read
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9.4 million people are classed as economically inactive, not unemployed
A post on Threads claims 9.4 million people in Britain are unemployed, but technically this is the number in the UK who are ‘economically inactive’, not the number who are actively looking for work. Read
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Former prime ministers do not get a £115,000 special ‘pension for life’
But ex-PMs can claim up to £115,000 a year for expenses incurred during their public duties in their capacity as a former prime minister. Read
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