Altered photo showing ‘flat’ Earth has not been leaked by SpaceX
The photo is altered and has been circulating online for several years. Read
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Social media
Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
WEF has not advocated the slaughter of millions of pets
The organisation has no policy to kill household pets to help the environment. Read
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Thousands share fake house giveaway
A post promising to give away two free houses with minor dents and scratches is too good to be true. Read
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Supposed Amazon E-scooter deal is too good to be true
Amazon is not selling e-scooters for £3 due to storage issues. Read
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Russian president didn’t give speech warning of ‘satanic plans’ to depopulate the world
A video claiming Russian president Vladimir Putin warned of a plan to depopulate the world has been shared thousands of times on Facebook. Read
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Hoax injured dog post shared more than 1,000 times
Full Fact has previously checked near-identical posts in Facebook community groups. Read
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White lines coming from planes aren’t evidence of ‘chemtrails’
The contrails and wingtip vortices that can sometimes be seen emerging from planes are not ‘chemtrails’. Read
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Health
‘Legacy’ wording on UKHSA job advert not proof of a planned pandemic
Social media posts suggest a UKHSA job advert shows that a new pandemic is being planned. But the UKHSA says the wording from the advert is a “legacy” from before the Covid-19 vaccine rollout began. Read
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Hoax posts about ‘missing’ man called Gerald spread across UK
The fake alerts have been shared more than 1,600 times. Read
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It is illegal for businesses to refuse cash in France
Thousands of people have shared a post about an apparent protest against a cashless supermarket in France. Read
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