Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
He claims he’s seeing an unnaturally large number of heart attacks and clot-related deaths, but that’s not reflected in the national data. Read
Health
A video posted on Facebook misleadingly suggests the risk of myocarditis is higher from a Covid-19 vaccine than from a Covid infection. Read
A Facebook post claims Frank Lampard made a number of inflammatory comments about footballing body FIFA. Read
Health
In Scotland, vaccinated people account for a higher proportion of Covid-19 deaths than infections. This has led some to claim vaccines are making infections more severe. Read
A Facebook post falsely claims to have proof of a ‘crisis actor’ pretending to be a Covid-19 hospital inpatient. Read
They may be recalled for lots of reasons including labelling issues, concerns about manufacturing processes or contamination. Read
A Facebook post includes a made up quote from Boris Johnson’s mum saying she hoped he never went into politics. Read
A Facebook post falsely claims Emma Tustin, who killed Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, has been hospitalised after being forced to eat 79 packets of salt. Read
Tesco has told us that it does not come from its Facebook account, and it does not offer rewards for liking, sharing or commenting on posts. Read
Argos has told Full Fact that the Facebook post featuring the offer is not a legitimate post or page. Read
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