No, the ‘P’ on your passport does not stand for ‘peasant’
A Facebook post falsely claims that the capital ‘P’ which appears on passports under “type” stands for “peasants”. 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
Health
Daily Mail report on GPs seeing fewer patients on Fridays needs more context
There are some important caveats to figures showing GP appointments drop off later in the week. Read
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Thousands of sea turtles did not hatch on Indian beach this week
A Facebook post falsely suggests that hundreds of thousands of sea turtles hatched at a beach in India. Read
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No evidence New South Wales Premier resigned over bribes from Pfizer or AstraZeneca
While Australian politician Gladys Berejiklian has resigned recently it has nothing to do with vaccinations. Read
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Health
mRNA vaccines aren’t gene editing and don’t alter your DNA
A video claiming vaccines are part of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ uses footage of World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab to claim vaccines edit your genes. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How much do firefighters, paramedics and police officers earn?
An old viral post with almost 50,000 shares is now out of date. Read
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Amazon parcels do not pose widespread risk to cats
A social media post falsely claims that all Amazon packaging is covered in toxic pesticides harmful to cats. Read
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No evidence Charles Bronson attacked Wayne Couzens in jail
Charles Bronson is in HMP Woodhill and Wayne Couzens is likely still at Belmarsh. Read
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No evidence Jodie Foster said that attacking the rich was ‘self-defence’
The real source of this comment is uncertain, but it may have originated on Twitter in 2014. Read
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Health
Chemical used to sterilise Covid-19 tests won’t turn into deadly antifreeze
A video incorrectly suggests a gas used to sterilise lateral flow tests can cause cancer and its use is being hidden from the public. Read
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