Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Health
Although studies have been done in cancer cells in the lab, and in mice, there isn’t sufficient evidence that it can cure cancer in humans. Read
The post claiming to be giving away free meals to those who share and comment on it has been shared thousands of times on Facebook. Read
The false claim that delegates had to be flown to Davos by unvaccinated pilots has been circulating on social media. Read
Oxfordshire County Council has confirmed there are no plans to introduce such road signs in the city, contrary to posts on social media. Read
A 2014 study has been repeatedly used to falsely claim that nasal flu vaccines can cause strep A infections. Read
A Facebook post claims tellers outside polling stations are collecting information to enable people to commit voter fraud. There’s no evidence this is actually happening. Read
In a Facebook video, Chris Preddie made a number of inaccurate claims about the Covid-19 vaccines. Read
The post includes a picture of a boy who it says is from Derbyshire and called Brayden. In fact the picture shows an American boy called Kai seven years ago. Read
Health
Research linking climate change to strokes, dementia and migraines is not a cover up for Covid-19 vaccine harms, as Instagram user claims. Read
Image of dog ‘hit by truck’ in Worthing was taken in 2018 Read
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