Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
World
Old clips taken from earthquakes in Taiwan and the Philippines have been shared as part of a video compilation of the recent Indonesian earthquake. Read
World
A video of a room of young people reacting to an earthquake has been shared alongside captions suggesting it was filmed during the 15 August Indonesia quake. Read
Health
Posts being shared online falsely claim a 1939 law makes it a criminal offence for medical practitioners to advise patients on potential cancer cures. Read
Immigration
A video of a migrant in Tunisia has been altered to make it appear as if he is talking about wanting money and a free house in England. In the original clip he says no such thing. Read
Health
Online posts imply smear tests are dangerous due to the gas used to sterilise medical devices. But swabs disinfected in this way do not pose a danger to patients. Read
Politics
An image of the Prime Minister has been altered to make it look like he’s wearing a “Free Palestine” T-shirt. Read
Immigration
A Facebook video suggesting it shows recent footage of people crossing the border from Morocco into Ceuta actually dates back to May 2021. Read
Science & Technology
An image shared on Facebook claiming to show a total solar eclipse over Stonehenge is fake. The image was generated using AI tools and contains a SynthID watermark. Read
Culture & Society
A video being shared with captions suggesting it shows children at an English school being taught about Salah was actually filmed at an Islamic pre-school in Australia. Read
Health
Claims that a common antibiotic reacting to a magnet shows it contains graphene oxide, are false. The reaction occurs because the iron oxide used to colour the capsule is magnetic. Read
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