Murder of grandmother didn’t take place in UK, or in 2022
Dorothy Dow’s murder has been the subject of misinformation in the past. Read
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Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Ice cubes will not cause healthy dogs to overheat on hot days
It is generally fine to give dogs ice cubes to cool them down on a hot day, although dogs suffering from heatstroke should not be given ice. Read
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No evidence Tesla has ‘invented a new electronic currency’
A number of videos claiming Tesla has invented a new electronic currency have appeared on Facebook. Read
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Viral posts about a baby being snatched from a hospital are false
Several widely-shared posts wrongly claim a newborn baby has been stolen from a UK hospital by a woman dressed as a nurse. Read
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Vaccinated people are not more likely to die of Covid-19
A blog post looks at how many vaccinated vs unvaccinated people have died, while ignoring mortality rates. Read
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Martin Lewis has not endorsed a cryptocurrency platform in a BBC interview
A page appearing to mimic BBC News has claimed Martin Lewis announced he was endorsing a cryptocurrency platform. Read
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NASA has not faked images of the surface of Mars
Claims that NASA has released fake images of the surface of Mars are false as the images have never been released by the space agency. Read
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Post comparing chemtrails and contrails shows two examples of contrails
An image posted to Facebook of two vapour trails left by aircraft does not show how chemtrails differ from contrails. Chemtrails do not exist. Read
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Pilots wearing ‘chemtrails’ badges is a long-running joke about the conspiracy theory
The images appear alongside other pictures of water tanks used to simulate the weight of passengers during flight testing, but don’t prove anything. Read
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Report that Covid-19 vaccine was required to join Roe v Wade protests comes from satirical page
There’s no evidence “My body, my choice” protests actually had a “vaccination status check”. Read
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