Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
A photo of William Shatner circulating on Facebook is digitally manipulated - but it isn’t proof the Blue Origin space launch was faked. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The tweet misunderstood what the Chancellor said. Read
A photo of a lorry stuck in Bristol harbour has been used to, wrongly, claim that HGV drivers won’t be tested on reversing. Read
It’s a famous myth that is now decades old. Read
The use of coins and banknotes is declining, but the government and the central bank have no plans to stop issuing them. Read
Environment
An image of a diesel-powered electric vehicle charging point dates back to at least 2019 and there’s no evidence it shows a charging point in Lancashire as claimed. Read
A social media post repeats a widely debunked claim that a pilot working for a US airline died during a flight. Read
The total NHS Test and Trace budget for two years has been misused. Read
A Facebook post claims to show a picture of a Palestinian girl in 2003 who grew up to be a lecturer in Canada. But the people in the photographs are not the same person. Read
The format of the anecdote, seen thousands of times on Facebook, is almost identical to false posts about other successful couples. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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