Fake missing autistic boy and dog posts go viral on social media
The image being used was taken from a video about an American boy being reunited with his lost pug. Read
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Grace Rahman
News & Online Editor
Grace joined Full Fact in March 2018 from the Press Association. She’s in charge of our work on the Third Party Fact Checking programme with Facebook and is particularly interested in debunking rumours spreading on social media.
She is a qualified journalist and has a Biology degree.
Facebook ‘free meal’ at Harvester offer is not official
A post offering users a free meal for two is not affiliated with the restaurant chain. Read
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Emergency alert won’t ‘access personal data’
False claims about the emergency alert the government is testing in April are spreading online. Read
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Are UK nationals a minority in the modern slavery statistics?
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour MP Jess Phillips clashed over the modern slavery figures during PMQs—but who was right? Read
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Emergency alert phone test on 23 April will not ‘breach GDPR’
This is based on a misunderstanding of how the system works. The alert neither uses nor collects any personal data. Read
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You cannot get ‘half-ownership’ of a property you’ve rented for five years
A claim linked to Serco offering landlords six year, 11 month contracts is going viral. Read
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‘Human cages’ in California were used by prison service
A video claiming the police promised to destroy the cages is wrong. Read
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Health
ONS release doesn’t show vaccines ‘killing in huge numbers’
An ONS bulletin about Covid-19 deaths by vaccination status does not show the vaccine is killing people in huge numbers. Read
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Ukraine’s Diia app is not connected to the ‘Great Reset’
There are also no official plans for Ukrainians to be paid a universal basic income through the app, as has been claimed on social media. Read
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There is no free ‘mystery bus’ in Brussels
A viral Twitter joke about a bus supposedly called ‘not the 48’ is being taken seriously by some. Read
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