Energy bills, retirement age and pensions in the UK compared to France
A Facebook post claims people in France are “better off” because “they strike”. 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
No evidence John D. Rockefeller wrote ‘secret covenant’ about poisoning the public
A social media video claims that the billionaire wrote of a secretive plan to harm the population. Read
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Health
Magnetic antibiotic capsules don’t contain graphene oxide
A social media post apparently shows part of an amoxicillin capsule being magnetic, and says this means it “most likely” has graphene oxide in it to poison us. This is not true. Read
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No evidence Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing
A video claiming to show the late director “confessing” to the fraud has been shared widely online. Read
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‘Recent photo’ of Julian Assange was generated by AI
The fake image of him apparently taken in prison has been shared by users who apparently believe it’s genuine. Read
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Fake missing autistic boy and dog posts go viral on social media
The image being used was taken from a video about an American boy being reunited with his lost pug. Read
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Viral figures on benefit fraud and tax evasion are wrong
Posts on social media make a series of specific claims about losses from benefit fraud and tax evasion, and the number of people investigating both. Read
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Facebook post appealing to find missing dog’s owner is a hoax
The photo used in this post comes from a genuine post about a lost dog being found. Read
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Comparison of minimum wage and state pension incomes is out of date
A Facebook post comparing the amount someone paid minimum wage earns with the state pension uses figures which are out of date, and lacking important context. Read
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Health
Mammogram radiation levels aren’t comparable with nuclear bomb
An old video contains false claims about the amount of radiation in mammograms and the effect of screening on death rates. Read
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