Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
An old social media post, which is being shared again, claims that Brexit would cause the cost of fuel used by fishing boats to more than quadruple. This is not correct. Read
Contrary to various online claims, the Italian health authority has done nothing of the sort. Read
Even if they were, touching ‘contaminated’ tape wouldn’t be fatal. Read
A video on Facebook wrongly claims police have “agreed” that a teenager was killed with a Covid-19 vaccine Read
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A manipulated image has been shared thousands of times online. Read
Catering services in the Houses of Parliament run at a loss. Read
Some are claiming a 2013 picture likely taken during the Super Bowl in New Orleans, was taken in Glasgow during the climate change conference. Read
An article by The Exposé makes a misleading link between official statistics on child deaths and Covid-19 vaccines. Read
A photo of what looks like a colourful drone display depicting a skull wearing a sombrero for the Mexican Day of the Dead isn’t real. Read
The National AIDS Trust said some posts claiming victims of needle spiking had tested positive for HIV were “demonstrably false”. Read
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