Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Politics
The defence secretary was pictured wearing trousers at the National Service Of Remembrance at the Cenotaph. Images showing him wearing a skirt have been edited. Read
Culture & Society
A Facebook video that claims to show a large St George’s flag hung from scaffolding is AI-generated. Read
Shopping
A Facebook ad shares a video falsely claiming you can get free groceries from Tesco by signing up on their website. The video was made with AI and isn’t a genuine offer from the retailer. Read
Culture & Society
Videos shared on Facebook that appear to show tradesmen backing a driver or a plumber who was supposedly told to remove an England flag from his van are AI-generated. Read
Health
The UKHSA said it has not received any notification of a new strain of Covid-19 being found anywhere in the UK. Read
United States
There are plenty of clues the pictures aren’t real but were generated with AI. Read
Politics
Social media posts claiming that Andy Burnham is changing the law so people will need ID to use social media, but not to vote in elections don’t give the full picture. Read
United States
False claims that a private jet crash in Florida, which killed nine people, was faked and was actually a missile strike are circulating online. Read
Crime
Cumbria Police told Full Fact the video shows officers responding to a report of a child in possession of a knife, and the interaction had no connection to fishing. No knife was found and there were no arrests. Read
Health
Social media posts claiming that the chemical used to sterilise swabs used in cervical smear tests is “cancer-causing” and implying that it is therefore dangerous to have a smear test … Read
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