Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Liz Truss’s letter to the former chancellor followed the convention of similar letters sent by her predecessor Boris Johnson. Read
The image is three years old and relates to a medical emergency, not a car accident. Read
Claims circulating on social media don’t reflect what was reported by the magazine, or what’s recorded in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Read
A photo taken in 2018 is being mistakenly shared as being from recent events in Parliament. Read
An alleged offer posted on Facebook has no connection with Cadbury despite claiming to. Read
Footage purporting to show the aircraft landing was shot in England in 2020. Read
Claims online that the Ukrainian presidential office was bombed around 10 October 2022 are unevidenced. Read
Health
A post has wrongly claimed Pfizer and Moderna vaccines do not contain a live virus because SARS-CoV-2 doesn’t exist. Read
Social media posts selectively group letters from the name to achieve this result. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The level of public spending is higher than its level of contribution to the UK economy. Read
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