Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Although added ethanol does slightly reduce cars’ fuel economy, the government has said this is being done in order to reduce net carbon emissions. Read
A photo of rubbish at the Glastonbury festival site used to criticise environmental campaigning is actually from 2015. Read
The picture has been circulating online since at least 2016. Read
Health
There’s no evidence the vaccines affect fertility. Read
Health
Certain measures of male fertility in sperm donors was found to temporarily drop between 2.5 and five months after vaccination. Read
Claims that cases of sudden, unexpected deaths are actually the result of Covid-19 vaccines are unevidenced. Nor is there currently any evidence that these deaths have become more common in the UK. Read
The video is CGI. Read
Some social media users have suggested Ms Johnson’s mother was in the audience during an episode of the BBC debate show. Read
A Facebook post claims travel disruption has been deliberately planned. Read
A segment of a 1970s short film warning about the dangers of playing near electrical substations has not been banned. Read
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