Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
The airman who was the original source of the widely reported claims has since said he “mis-spoke” and had been describing a “thought experiment”. Read
Identical posts have appeared in social media groups for communities in Doncaster, Whaley Bridge and Gateshead. Read
The only punishment available is a fine. Failure to pay the fine is a separate offence that can ultimately result in a prison sentence. Read
The posts claiming the boy has gone missing in the UK use an image shared by a woman in the US in 2020. Read
Health
A video showing people collapsing claims to show deaths due to 5G activating ingredients injected into them. Read
A post on Facebook also makes a misleading claim about small boat crossings to the UK. Read
The image used in two posts was taken from a Seattle photographer’s website, despite the claim that the person searching was born in both Plymouth and Bristol. Read
A picture of a dog reported found in a County Durham Facebook group was actually taken in Australia in 2019. Read
Health
Multiple Facebook posts have claimed that £37 billion was spent on the NHS Test and Trace app when it actually cost about £35 million in 2020/21. Read
The posts all have the same image and wording but appear in community groups across the UK. Read
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