Australian citizens aren’t being forcibly vaccinated via ‘chemtrails’
False claims have been shared about an old clinical trial for a genetically-modified cholera vaccine. 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
No evidence Facebook hackers sending ‘offensive comments’ to your friends which you can’t see
A popular Facebook claim warning that hackers are posting “offensive comments” which account owners can’t see has been repeatedly debunked. Read
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Picture of Harry Styles wearing t-shirt with obscenity about ‘Tories’ has been Photoshopped
He did not wear a t-shirt that used a swear word to describe members of the Conservative party. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are petrol and diesel taxed in Gibraltar?
There is no VAT in Gibraltar, but there is fuel duty. Read
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Immigration
No evidence one refugee from Rwanda will come to the UK for every asylum seeker sent there
The Home Office said this is not happening, and has previously said “a small number” of refugees will be resettled in the UK. Read
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Figures on benefit and tax fraud investigators misrepresented
Data uncovered by an MP about the number of fraud investigators employed by HMRC and the DWP has been reshared on social media. But the figures are out of date and misleadingly presented. Read
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Immigration
How much do asylum seekers living in hotels get to live on per week?
Some are eligible to receive £8 per week to cover costs for items not provided by their accommodation. Read
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Health
Monkeypox is being detected in countries with and without wild monkeys
The bigger question is why there are outbreaks in countries where it isn’t endemic. Read
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Video of driver escaping police roadblock by driving on roof of bus is not real
Footage showing a driver escaping from a police roadblock by driving over the roof of a truck and then a double decker bus is a computer simulation. Read
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The Spanish Meteorological Agency has not ‘confessed’ to using chemtrails
Spain has not admitted to using chemtrails to change its weather or fight Covid-19. Read
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