Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
A Facebook post incorrectly suggests that you can donate LEGO to the company’s official charity scheme, currently only available in the US and Canada. Read
The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird, which is roughly twice as big as the model in the photo. Read
Although the official Thames fireworks are not happening this year, Londoners can set off fireworks until the 1am curfew as usual. Read
A Facebook post falsely claims a scheme that monitors the actions of businesses and citizens and uses financial sanctions as punishments will soon be used in Canada. Read
A social media post incorrectly claims that a letter written to The Times was from a doctor who died in 2016. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A Facebook post claiming England has kept Scottish taxes ignores the money spent by the UK government for or in Scotland. Read
Health
A spokesperson for the supermarket giant told us it hadn’t sold fireworks since 2019. Read
The government confirmed that proving vaccination status continues to be an option, rather than a definite plan for December. Read
An Instagram video makes a number of bizarre claims about NASA manipulating footage from space and its Apollo programme. Read
A Facebook post claims 4,300 Tesco workers are getting sacked and this is why you shouldn’t use self checkout machines. Read
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