Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Health
Social media posts have claimed that China has banned all US citizens from entering the country due to the hantavirus outbreak.We’ve seen posts claiming this on X, Facebook and Instagram, … Read
Crime
A video shared with claims it shows a recent clash between immigrant and nationalist groups in London is actually from 2023 and was reportedly filmed after a pro-Palestine march. Read
Politics
A campaign video posted by the Green Party candidate for the Mayor of Newham has been widely shared online with false claims it shows the Greens celebrating an election win in a foreign language. Read
Health
False claims that the World Health Organization has warned about a rapid spread of hantavirus globally have been shared on social media. Read
United States
We asked media forensics experts to analyse the “never-before-seen clip”. Read
Politics
There’s no record of Mr Farage recently undergoing a surgical procedure or having late-stage leukemia. We fact checked similar fake photos earlier this year. Read
United States
A fake image which appears to show shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen with the British political activist Tommy Robinson has been shared online. Read
Politics
Ahead of the 2026 elections, we’ve seen posts on social media suggesting it may be safer to cast your vote in pen rather than pencil to avoid vote tampering - but is that true? Read
Immigration
The video, which has been viewed over 230,000 times on Facebook, has actually been created with AI. Read
Politics
Videos which have been shared hundreds of times on Facebook claim the Supreme Court has ordered the Prime Minister to resign. But this isn’t true. Read
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