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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

30 November 2023

£100 Argos gift card offer is not genuine

Posts promoting supposed offers that seem too good to be true are very common on sites like Facebook.

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£100 Argos gift card offer is not genuine
30 November 2023

Will the XL Bully ban affect other dogs too?

The government says the ban in England and Wales only applies to XL Bully dogs, but assessment will be based on appearance and physical characteristics.

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Will the XL Bully ban affect other dogs too?
30 November 2023

Old photo is of Israeli children drawing on shells for Lebanon not Gaza

A photo that first went viral in 2006 is being shared with false claims it shows recent events of children drawing on shells bound for Gaza.

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Old photo is of Israeli children drawing on shells for Lebanon not Gaza
30 November 2023

Turpentine is not a treatment for sepsis—it is poisonous when swallowed

Dr Andrew Kaufman, a US psychiatrist, has claimed that turpentine can be used as a treatment for sepsis. It cannot, and may cause harm if ingested. Sepsis must be treated …

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Turpentine is not a treatment for sepsis—it is poisonous when swallowed
29 November 2023

No evidence ‘IDF general killed in Hamas conflict’ exists

The claim has been circulating widely since 21 November amid the conflict in Israel and Gaza.

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No evidence ‘IDF general killed in Hamas conflict’ exists
29 November 2023

Prime Minister told to use side of hammer while on visit

A video of Mr Sunak on social media is missing important context.

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Prime Minister told to use side of hammer while on visit
28 November 2023

Washington Post did not report that Ukraine supplies weapons to Hamas

A screenshot of a fake Washington Post article has been shared on social media.

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Washington Post did not report that Ukraine supplies weapons to Hamas
28 November 2023

Images of armoured vehicles in Dublin are not from last week’s disturbance

The Irish Defence Forces say they did not deploy in Dublin on 23 November, and photos shared of armoured vehicles are from a previous routine exercise.

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Images of armoured vehicles in Dublin are not from last week’s disturbance
28 November 2023

Diesel generator not powering electric vehicle chargers at Welsh service station

Moto, the company which runs the service station, says the EV chargers will be powered by renewable energy once open to the public.

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Diesel generator not powering electric vehicle chargers at Welsh service station
27 November 2023

Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 refugees, not specifically Muslims

The pledge was made in 2017. As of 2022, they had hired over 4,000 refugees globally.

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Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 refugees, not specifically Muslims

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