Titan sub victim was not World Economic Forum vice chairman
Posts on social media incorrectly claim Shahzada Dawood, a passenger on the Titan sub, was the vice chairman of the WEF. Read
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Evie Townend
News & Online Journalist
Evie joined Full Fact as a news and online journalist in February 2023. Before this, she worked as a freelance journalist, a money reporter for The Mirror and in the regional CornwallLive newsroom.
Missing grandma hoax posts use photo taken from a 2016 blog
Almost identical posts appeared in community groups for locations across the UK. Read
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Nivea sunscreen does include ‘almond oil’ as an ingredient on the label
Thousands of people have shared Facebook posts warning that Nivea’s sunscreen for children does not include almond oil labelled on the package. Read
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Injured dog hoax uses photo of pet recovering from surgery
A widely-shared Facebook post claims that a dog was injured in a hit-and-run incident. Read
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Plea to help find missing grandma on Facebook is a hoax
The posts appear in community groups across the UK but use a photo from a genuine missing person appeal in the US, who has since been found. Read
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Facebook pages giving away Alton Towers tickets not associated with theme park
One of the posts has almost 3,500 shares. Read
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Photographs show a dead baboon not an alien
A Facebook post shows photos of what it incorrectly claims are aliens. Read
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Fake Amazon iPhone deal advertised on Facebook
The post uses a similar video to other fake promotions we’ve checked before. Read
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Facebook post does not show a missing man with dementia named ‘Mr Jones’
A Facebook post uses a photo from the US that has appeared in other hoax posts about missing elderly men. Read
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Facebook page offering free passes for Alton Towers is not associated with the theme park
Thousands of people commented on and shared the post in 24 hours. Read
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