Germany doesn’t “owe” the UK £3.7 trillion of war debt
Property damage after the Second World War was valued at around £1.5 billion at the time. Read
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Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
This picture doesn’t show a woman making an offensive gesture at Jeremy Corbyn
The image of Jeremy Corbyn and a woman has been digitally edited. Read
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Pepsi doesn’t use a flavouring made from aborted foetal cells
Pepsi had a contract with a company which develops flavourings using a cell line originally derived from an aborted foetus. But Pepsi says its own flavourings are not developed this way. Read
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This image about vaccine ingredients is extremely misleading
The ingredients it lists are either not present in vaccines, or not in high enough concentrations to do harm. Read
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This picture does not show the aftermath of the Extinction Rebellion protests
The litter was left after an event promoting cannabis use on 20 April. Read
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Lemon juice, coconut oil and stopping all sugar intake won’t cure cancer
We’ve seen no scientific evidence to show these alternative therapies can cure cancer. Read
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Evidence shows there is no link between the MMR vaccine and diabetes
A brand of MMR vaccine used in the USA (not in the UK) lists diabetes as an ‘adverse reaction’. But that’s not the same as a side effect caused by the vaccine. Read
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There isn’t good data on how much the NHS spends on translators
A claim saying NHS translators cost £100 million over five years is based on incomplete data from almost ten years ago. Read
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This post about MPs is untrue and around 20 years old
The original post made unverified claims about members of the US Congress. Read
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Does Poland’s migration policy explain its lack of terror attacks?
Poland doesn’t have a “no-migrants” policy, but does have very few migrants. Its lack of terror attacks can’t be explained by this alone. Read
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