Misleading caravan giveaway shared thousands of times on Facebook
Thousands of people have shared and commented on a post claiming to be offering a free luxury caravan. 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
President Zelenskyy is not wearing the same symbol worn by Hitler
Comparisons have been drawn between the insignia worn by the Ukrainian president and the military medal worn by Adolf Hitler, though they are not the same symbol. Read
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Video supposedly showing protests against Imran Khan’s arrest was filmed in 2022
A number of Facebook posts wrongly claim a video showed protests in London against the arrest of the former Pakistani Prime Minister earlier this month. Read
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Wrong man pictured in social media posts about Met Police shooting of two dogs
Thousands of people have shared posts which wrongly claim to have identified a police officer at the incident earlier this month. Read
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No evidence videos show ‘geoengineered’ skies
Thousands of people have liked an Instagram video claiming to show the difference between natural and allegedly engineered skies. Read
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Photograph of girls in white dresses does not show child brides
The photo shows young relatives of brides and grooms at a mass wedding in Gaza. Read
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Photos of Prince Harry and Prince William together at the coronation are AI-generated
The eight photos appear to show the brothers embracing and speaking to each other at the celebration. Read
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McDonald’s french fries are not made from potatoes treated with the pesticide Monitor
The claim comes from a speech given in 2013 by an author, who has since admitted Monitor is no longer in use in the US. Read
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Health
UK’s worst week for Covid-19 deaths far worse than viral post claims
A viral claim on social media that 652 people died in the UK’s worst week of the pandemic is far too low. The true figure is almost 10,000. Read
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Fake Amazon deal offering ‘£3’ Tefal set circulating on Facebook
Amazon confirmed that the offer shared on social media is not genuine. Read
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