Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Footage of a meeting in Orange County, California, in 2020 shares a lot of false information about asymptomatic spread of Covid-19 and the use of facemasks. Read
Claims that a video shows England and Italy fans clashing after the match are inaccurate. Read
A video of a Fox News broadcast has been altered to incorrectly suggest US fact checking organisation PolitiFact endorsed it. Read
All four variants of concern were identified before mass vaccine roll-outs. Read
A video claiming to show Matt Hancock saying WHO had told him there was little asymptomatic transmission of Covid-19 takes his words out of context. Read
A Facebook post wrongly suggests the presence of the Royal Family at the England vs Germany Euros 2020 match proves there’s no pandemic. Read
A viral video contains a list of debunked theories about the vaccine and disease. Read
This video makes a number of false claims about the Covid-19 pandemic. Read
A post on Facebook claims the tests are a ‘big farce’ because cordial appears to test positive. Read
Many of the most at-risk people have been vaccinated, which is why figures from Public Health England show that some have still died. Read
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