Tesco

Mostly fact checks on fake Tesco offers and discounts. From Clubcard scams to dodgy Tesco Express deals, find out what’s real before you shop.

29 May 2025

No, Tesco is not giving away ‘free food boxes’ to celebrate its birthday

Social media posts have falsely claimed Facebook users could receive £50 of free food by clicking ‘like’.

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29 April 2025

Tesco is not giving away a ‘Bluey big set’

The supermarket confirmed to Full Fact that this is not a real offer.

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16 July 2024

No, a bag of Tesco carrots was not produced in Chernobyl

An old edited picture claiming to show Tesco carrots grown in the region has been shared again online.

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28 September 2023

Tesco has not reintroduced ‘traffic light’ lockdown measure in its stores

A video showing green and red lights at Tesco Swindon has sparked speculation on social media.

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3 August 2023

Tesco carrots were not grown ‘in Chernobyl’

A photo appearing to show this has been edited.

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15 December 2021

A post offering free TVs from Tesco is a scam

Tesco has told us that it does not come from its Facebook account, and it does not offer rewards for liking, sharing or commenting on posts.

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18 October 2021

No evidence Tesco is sacking 4,300 workers

A Facebook post claims 4,300 Tesco workers are getting sacked and this is why you shouldn’t use self checkout machines.

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26 July 2016

Did Tesco waste 119 million meals last year?

Tesco estimates it produced 59,400 tonnes of food waste last year across all its UK retail operations.

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