Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
A quote attributed to the French President has been circulating for a number of years. There’s no evidence he ever said it. Read
Pro-Palestinian ‘adverts’ protesting against Barclays were not displayed with TfL’s permission. Read
Claims that a ‘glitch’ in the Princess of Wales’ video revealing she is undergoing chemotherapy proves it is a deepfake are false. Read
There is no evidence to support a viral video linking a government grant to increase security at Jewish buildings in the UK with Akshata Murty. Read
Footage allegedly showing Emmanuel Macron clubbing has been circulating on social media, but it has been digitally altered. Read
Cash is ‘legal tender’ but there’s no obligation for shops and businesses to accept it. Just offering cash doesn’t clear a debt. Read
Three measures mentioned in the post’s caption all featured in the 2022 ‘mini-budget’, but only one of them was ever implemented. Read
Water vapour left behind by aeroplanes can appear as long, thin lines known as contrails. Read
This claim has been circulating online for at least a decade, and Ms Abbott has denied it is real. Read
This figure seems to be based on the assumption that most or all the votes for Mr Galloway were postal votes. Read
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