Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
A Facebook post promising details of a free nappy event leads instead to a website that asks people to share personal and financial details and claim ‘deals’ such as entering a lottery. Read
A post warning that a man is attacking people is fake. Multiple versions of the warning have been circulating on Facebook. Read
Former education secretary Michelle Donelan was due much less—and has said she won’t be taking it anyway. Read
A post warning that two people are pretending to be homeless before attacking people is fake. Several versions of the warning have been circulating on Facebook. Read
A public body consortium has chosen the company to provide a procurement service. Read
Health
SADS or Sudden Adult Death Syndrome does not appear to have increased in the UK in 2021. Read
Her father did not tweet saying she couldn’t tie her shoelaces until she was 12. Read
It uses an image of a baby recently found in Arizona. Read
A picture of the sky does not show “unnatural” cloud formations but rather a long-standing natural phenomenon known as “mackerel sky”. Read
An edited version of the TikTok clip, which supposedly shows a hot dog contaminated by dirt and parasites, has been shared without proper context on Facebook. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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