Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
A nearby building did collapse on 9/11 despite not being hit by a plane, due to a complex process of structural failures caused by fire. Read
A social media post shares a quote about love which is attributed to Frida Kahlo. Full Fact can’t find any evidence that she said this. Read
A number of social media posts falsely claim Instagram limits the number of posts seen by others. Read
This is a misinterpretation of a government plan to let approved third parties assess the reversing portion of the test. Read
Conspiracy theories about World Trade Center 7 have flourished since the attack. Read
A Facebook post claims the Taliban took over Afghanistan with no vaccines, masks or mass deaths amongst their population. This seems unlikely from what we know about the country at large. Read
This is a fake ad created as a joke. It gets the name of its own product wrong, for starters. Read
The post shows the moment Flight 175 struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Read
A Facebook post cites the defunct government agency VOSA. Read
A post on Facebook claims that people can receive a free food box in exchange for comments and shares. Read
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