Shopping
Fake discounted fishing bait offers circulate on Facebook
Fishing bait retailer Mainline Baits has confirmed the offers claiming to be for their products are not genuine. Read
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Social media
Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Politics
No, phone calls longer than 10 minutes will not be automatically recorded from 2026
Ofcom confirmed there are no such requirements on telecoms providers. Read
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United States
Edited image of Donald and Ivanka Trump with Jeffrey Epstein circulates again
The misleading image combines two different photographs. Read
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Conflict
No Israeli officer has been arrested in the Netherlands for war crimes
Social media posts are sharing a photo from a 2016 Daily Mail article about Newcastle with the implication it shows the officer being “hauled in” by Dutch police. Read
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Shopping
John Lewis is not selling car seat strollers for £3
Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook. Read
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Shopping
More fake Toby Carvery offers circulate on Facebook
A spokesperson for the restaurant’s parent company confirmed these offers are not genuine. Read
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Shopping
Cadbury is not offering Facebook users £10 ‘treat boxes’
Fake offers claiming to be from popular retailers and brands are common on Facebook. Read
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Education
UK school lockdown drill video is from 2017, not 2025
The video is being shared with the implication it shows recent footage, but the clip is more than seven years old. Read
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Politics
No evidence UK council will fine people £5 for sitting too long
A viral video claims people who sit too long on a public bench in parts of the UK will be fined £5, but there’s no evidence this is happening. Read
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Politics
No, the government isn’t imposing restrictions on essential grocery items
A government spokesperson told us this is “completely false” while Asda and Tesco also confirmed there are no such plans in place. Read
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