Dog supposedly hit by a car in south London actually died in the US in 2017
A Facebook post features an image of a dog that was fatally injured in Newport News, Virginia. 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
Oxford residents won’t require a permit to ‘leave their district’
A video making misleading claims about the city’s new traffic filter scheme has been shared widely online. Read
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Photo of newborn ‘found in Swansea dumpster’ shows a baby found in London in 2019
South Wales Police confirmed it has no record of an incident described in a Facebook post involving an abandoned baby. Read
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Health
Kate Shemirani makes several false claims about childhood vaccines
Claims that children get almost 100 vaccines, that none are safe or effective, and that no vaccines have ever been trialled together are all false. Read
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Mark on Joe Biden’s forehead during Poland trip isn’t a ‘bruise’
The mark is actually an ash cross, given during the Ash Wednesday Mass. Read
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The NHS Test and Trace app did not cost £37 billion
£37 billion was the total budget for the NHS Test and Trace programme over its first two years, only a fraction of which was spent on the app. Read
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Facebook posts about Samsung S23 and iPhone giveaways are fake
Posts on social media falsely claim that Argos and Amazon are selling Samsung S23 phones for £3 and that Amazon is also selling iPhone 14s for the same price. Read
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Posts about an Adidas shoe giveaway are fake
The company says it is not involved in any such offer. Read
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Posts about a lost woman with dementia are a hoax
The posts claim to need help identifying an elderly woman with dementia who has arrived at a local shelter with her dog, but they appear in many different places. Read
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Health
Mouth cancer rates not increased by Covid-19 test swabs
A social media post incorrectly claims mouth cancer rates are their highest ever due to Covid-19 test swabs. Ethylene oxide on swabs is very low risk. Read
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