Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos claiming that people will have to pay £1.50 to withdraw cash from ATMs from October 1 have been shared online. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Treasury confirmed there is no such tax. Read
Culture & Society
Many versions of the picture retain the ‘Grok’ watermark—the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot integrated with X, which creates images from prompts. Read
Shopping
Despite claims to the contrary being shared on Facebook, KFC confirmed this offer is not genuine. Read
Politics
Sir Sadiq Khan has pledged to build 40,000 new council homes by the end of the decade, but these are not earmarked for a specific demographic. Read
Shopping
A spokesperson for the retailer confirmed posts being shared on Facebook are not real offers. Read
Shopping
The supermarket confirmed the offer being shared on social media is not genuine. Read
Crime
Claims that most of those arrested were counter-protesters don’t tally with what the police have said. Read
Crime
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm, not for an attempted mass shooting. Read
Shopping
The chocolate retailer says a supposed deal being shared on social media isn’t real. Read
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