UK riots fact checked: latest updates and key questions answered
Our explainer tracks the latest developments, fact checks claims circulating online and looks at the government’s response. 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
What role did misinformation play in riots after the Southport stabbings?
After the attack social media became a hotbed of false claims about the identity of the suspect, which many people believe stoked unrest. Read
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Donald Trump shooting: false claims spread online after assassination attempt
Claims the attack was staged and various competing claims about who was responsible have been widespread on social media. Read
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Missing children, lost dogs and escaped snakes: how hoax posts are swamping local Facebook groups
Our investigation reveals over 100 communities across the UK have been the victim of hoaxes, and uncovers why they’re happening. Read
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Emergency alerts system set to cost £25 million over three years, government finally reveals
The Cabinet Office had previously declined to give any figures after claims about the cost of the emergency alerts test were made on social media. Read
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Misinformation Toolkit
How to spot AI-generated images
Full Fact’s guide on how to spot images created using Artificial Intelligence. Read
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Health
How the UK Health Security Agency’s misleading data fuelled a global vaccine myth
We reveal how one confusing table about “case rates” has been shared globally and ended up in the hands of Jair Bolsonaro, who linked the Covid-19 vaccines with AIDS. Read
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Health
Why is the Nuremberg Code being used to oppose Covid-19 vaccines?
Social media users are incorrectly citing the medical ethics code to argue against Covid-19 vaccination. Read
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2020, the year QAnon aligned with the UK’s fears
Conspiracies that have come to define QAnon in 2020, such as distrust of authority and vaccine scepticism, have always been a big part of UK conspiracy culture. Read
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Misinformation Toolkit
How to spot misleading images online
Here are examples of image-based misinformation we’ve encountered in our work, and advice on how to verify things you may encounter every day. Read
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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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