Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
An essay passage that claims humanity will be wiped out by ‘organised epidemics‘ has been wrongly attributed to World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab Read
Some foods can break a lateral flow test and cause a second line to appear. This rarely happens when the tests are used properly, on people. Read
A report has criticised aspects of BBC childrens’ show Newsround’s coverage on Covid-19 vaccines but misleads in the process. Read
Daily Expose has claimed that the Covid-19 vaccine is to blame for dozens of miscarriages. There is no evidence for this. Read
A social media post uses a BMJ article to support a claim about PCR testing, but doesn’t include some important context about the article it’s referencing. Read
A widely shared infographic suggests that CPR for children involves chest compressions only. But NHS advice is to also give rescue breaths (mouth to mouth). Read
An Instagram post has repeated falsehoods about the survival rate for Covid-19 and vaccine testing on animals. Read
Estimates that most people who will die of Covid this summer will be vaccinated reflects the high rate of vaccination, not any harm of vaccines. Read
A Facebook post about two men who defaced a mosque with a poppy picture doesn’t say what other offences they admitted. Read
This Covid-19 rumour has spread from Russia to Spain to Australia and the UK, but it isn’t true. Read
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