Post about missing Prescot man is a hoax
The photograph accompanying the post shows a man with a different name who passed away a few days earlier. Read
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Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Asylum seeker who died aboard Bibby Stockholm misidentified as doctor from Cameroon
The man who died on 12 December has been named as Leonard Farruku, an Albanian national. Read
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Photos show pilots with badges mocking ‘chemtrails’, not supporting the conspiracy theory
The badges are a long-running joke about the conspiracy theory among pilots and social media users. Read
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List of claims about Muslims in Britain reappears on social media
A Facebook post contains a number of claims about Muslims in Britain that are either wrong or unevidenced. Read
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Liz Truss does not get a special ex-PM pension of £125,000
Former prime ministers can claim up to £115,000 a year for costs associated with undertaking public duties, but this is not a pension. Read
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Images show contrails, not “chemtrails” from geoengineering
Images of vapour trails behind an aeroplane are not evidence of geoengineering taking place. Read
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Official Palestinian flag did not feature a Star of David in 1939
This claim has been circulating on multiple social media platforms. Read
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Long trails in the sky left by planes aren’t ‘chemtrails’
A long line in the sky behind an aeroplane is a normal type of contrail—the water vapour that sometimes trails aircraft. Read
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Video does not show IDF destroying Hamas tunnels
The clip circulating on social media likely shows the dismantling of a tile chimney liner, not a tunnel in Gaza. Read
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University of Edinburgh has not issued a ‘public apology’ to the Palestinian people
A letter supposedly showing this has been circulating online. It’s actually a fictional text created for a performance piece. Read
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