Photo of Zelensky in front of green screen doesn’t mean he was ‘never’ in Ukraine
A picture of the Ukrainian president in front of a green screen has fuelled false claims about his whereabouts. 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
Rape has not been legalised in the UK
A video posted on Facebook claims that rape is now legal and offenders can escape punishment if they apologise. Read
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Social media posts about the ‘birth song’ of the Himba tribe are false
A popular Facebook post describing unique songs created for every child born to the Himba tribe in Africa has no basis in fact. Read
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Conspiracy theory about Boris Johnson not having Covid-19 is back
A satirical article in 2020 claimed that St Thomas’ Hospital made staff sign the Official Secrets Act when Mr Johnson was admitted, and sent home those who refused—but none of this was true. Read
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Fake post about a missing child is spreading on Facebook
The post contains a link to a false article about a missing child which may be from an unsafe website. Read
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Announcement of Prince Philip’s death on BBC is edited
The announcement of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death did appear abruptly on the radio station, but not quite in the way the viral clip suggests. Read
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Argentina is not giving all its citizens a 40-day public holiday so they can watch the World Cup
Claims that the entire nation of Argentina will begin a 40-day public holiday in November so citizens can watch the World Cup are untrue. Read
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An image of a rock shaped like an elephant has been digitally altered
The original image shows a real UNESCO world heritage site in Greece. Read
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Fake claims about McDonald’s ingredients are recirculating on Facebook
A post claiming that only 15% of McDonald’s beef was found to be beef, and that its sauces and spices contained pork grease is not correct. Read
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Football clip doesn’t show on-loan player scoring to relegate parent club
An Instagram post incorrectly claims that the clip shows a player scoring a goal that relegated his parent club. Read
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