Picture of tractors in the Netherlands has nothing to do with Canada ‘freedom convoy’
The photo was taken in 2019, and has nothing to do with current protests against vaccine mandates in Canada. Read
Fact check
Fact checks
From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
McDonald’s doesn’t use mechanically separated chicken
Mechanically separated chicken is obtained when unboned chicken is forced through a sieve to separate meat from bone. McDonald’s makes its nuggets with ground chicken not prepared in this way. Read
Fact check
Moving ‘crisis actor’ in body bag is actually climate change protester
People shown lying on the ground to protest climate policy were not crisis actors caught unawares. Read
Fact check
Health
No link between Covid-19 vaccines and new HIV strain
A newly discovered variant of HIV, thought to have first arisen around 30 years ago, is being falsely linked to Covid-19 vaccinations. Read
Fact check
Economy, Business & Finance
Income tax, fuel tax and inheritance tax all existed 100 years ago
A number of the taxes listed in the Facebook post don’t even exist in the UK. Read
Fact check
Rain tornado off Jersey is CGI
A clip of a column of rain descending from the sky and swirling like a tornado was created with CGI and is not real. Read
Fact check
Photo of Meryl Streep on the subway is not after King Kong audition
This picture was taken five years after King Kong came out, when Ms Streep was already a successful actress. Read
Fact check
Economy, Business & Finance
Mirror’s claim that households will be £2,000 a year poorer overstates impact of inflation
Its estimate combined various price rises and the fall in real wages. But this effectively counts some rising prices twice. Read
Fact check
Keanu Reeves did not say ‘humanity is showing signs of breaking free from the matrix’
There’s no evidence the star of the Matrix franchise ever said humanity was being kept in a ‘mental prison’ by elites. Read
Fact check
Health
NHS video overstates the risk of Covid-19 to children
A doctor in the video said that one in 100 children with Covid-19 get sick enough to go to hospital. The real risk is probably a fraction of that. Read
Fact check
Evidence you can rely on
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
Subscribe to weekly email newsletters from Full Fact for updates on politics, immigration, health and more. Our fact checks are free to read but not to produce, so you will also get occasional emails about fundraising and other ways you can help. You can unsubscribe at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy.