Fake alerts for missing pensioners are circulating online
The names, pictures and locations of those being sought are false. 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
Wetherspoons ‘meal for two’ deal is fake
Thousands of people have shared a Facebook post which claims that Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin is retiring. Read
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Bill Gates’s daughter Phoebe Gates did have childhood vaccinations
Several sources of evidence suggest that she has also had the Covid-19 vaccine. Read
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Nadhim Zahawi didn’t mistakenly pay tribute to a living Birds of a Feather actress
An apparently fake screenshot of a tweet purportedly by Nadhim Zahawi has been shared hundreds of times on social media. Read
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Discount e-scooter promotion is fake
No such offer has been announced by the retailer. Read
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No evidence for Irish passport numbers among MPs and peers
Widely shared figures about the number of UK parliamentarians with Irish passports appear to have no source. Read
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Claims that bogus census takers are robbing houses in the UK are false
Similar posts have been appearing around the world for at least six years. Read
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Post about missing uncle in Sunderland is fake
The man in the picture is from California and died earlier this year. Read
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The UK has not suspended aid to Ukraine
The government has pledged to continue its support. Read
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Penny Mordaunt was given special permission to wear submariners badge in 2019
A Facebook post claims Penny Mordaunt MP shouldn’t have worn a badge awarded to submariners. In fact, she was invited to wear the badge by the Royal Navy. Read
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