Longer contrails aren’t ‘chemtrails’
A post on Facebook claims to compare contrails with an apparent “chemtrail”. 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
Hoax posts claim Facebook user is searching for their birth parents
Almost identical posts appear in community groups across the UK using the same black-and-white photo of a child. Read
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Health
Vitamin D supplements aren’t ‘rat poison’
A social media video claims vitamin D is poisonous. At normal doses it is perfectly safe, and some people need to take it to ensure healthy bones and muscles. Read
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Toby Carvery is not giving away free meals to people who comment on a Facebook post
The restaurant chain has confirmed it is not affiliated with the supposed offer or the page it appears on. Read
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Hoax posts about ‘missing’ man ‘Martin Jones’ recirculating on social media
False claims that an elderly man with dementia is missing are circulating widely in local Facebook groups. Read
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Prince William does not own Serco
Serco doesn’t ‘own’ Obamacare, the colloquial name for the US Affordable Care Act, either. Read
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Hoax ‘injured dog’ posts use old photo which appears to be from Ukraine
Facebook posts falsely claim a dog has been injured in a hit-and-run incident in various locations around the UK. Read
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Traffic cameras in Leeds city centre cannot ‘capture faces’
A video on Facebook claims that “scanners” have been positioned on lamp posts in Leeds to capture pedestrians’ faces. Read
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New speed cameras with a limit of 72mph haven’t been set up on the M1 or M25
Claims that cameras enforcing a maximum speed of 72mph are being activated have been shared online. Read
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Video clips don’t show Buzz Aldrin admitting he never went to the Moon
Three out-of-context interview clips have been shared as apparent evidence the astronaut never walked on the Moon. Read
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