Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
A photo went viral after a Facebook user claimed it was taken in Calbeck, but they later said that was a joke. Read
A widely shared post on Facebook incorrectly claims migrants who arrive in Britain receive a free TV licence, while pensioners have to pay for one. Read
Health
Legionnaires’ disease is a bacterial infection caught through water. Read
The men are in two different prisons. Read
The photo was taken in Germany before the coronavirus pandemic. Read
Facebook said that the page has now been reinstated. Read
Health
mRNA works by instructing cells, not altering DNA. Read
The government has said a parent, carer or legal guardian must be present for a Covid-19 screening to take place on a child under the Coronavirus Act, but the law itself doesn’t say this. Read
A viral Facebook post claims Spain had a much lower Covid-19 death toll than the UK at the end of July. That’s correct but isn’t the best way to compare the risk of getting Covid-19 in each country. Read
Health
The company said in a press release that they are worried the current economic climate would lead to more abandoned pets. Read
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