Facebook post does show real images of the sun
Despite claims that they’re just CGI artwork, detailed images of the sun being shared on Facebook seem to be real. 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
Fake Washington Post screenshot says dachshund is the ‘face of online homophobia’
A story about a dog called Whitney Chewston did appear in another publication, but not in the Washington Post. Read
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The UN doesn’t have a plan to abolish private land ownership
Both Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030 are non-binding plans intending to improve sustainable development around the world. Both include private enterprise. Read
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BlackRock doesn’t own 75% of Ancestry
A Facebook claim that the investment management firm BlackRock has a majority stake in the genealogy website ancestry.com is false. Read
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There’s no evidence Jean-Claude Van Damme is Muslim
A quote about him not getting job offers after converting to Islam is likely false. Read
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Amber Heard did not quote The Talented Mr Ripley during trial
A viral claim that the actor quoted a film during the opening lines of her testimony during the trial of a defamation case brought against her by Johnny Depp is false. Read
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Health
Facebook image promoting vaccine damage payments scheme is not an official government poster
The poster includes a link to a genuine scheme, which has existed since before the pandemic, under which people severely disabled by vaccines can apply for £120,000. Read
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No evidence John Lennon quote about happiness is real
Despite versions being shared many times online, there’s no evidence the former Beatle ever said it. Read
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No evidence inspiring Facebook quote comes from Sir Anthony Hopkins
Advice that people should “say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure” appears to have been written by the founder of an online lifestyle brand in 2015. Read
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A man who arrived in Japan with a fake passport did not mysteriously vanish
It seems that the man himself was real, according to reports at the time. He was arrested, but we can find no evidence that he vanished—let alone that he came from a parallel universe. Read
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