Viral picture is not of cameras that can detect drivers on mobile phones
National Highways confirmed that the cameras pictured were to monitor all lane running smart motorways. Read
Fact checks
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.
Old picture of Jacob Rees-Mogg in 2018 scuffle going viral
A photo taken in 2018 is being mistakenly shared as being from recent events in Parliament. Read
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President Zelenskyy’s office was not blown up in recent Kyiv strikes
Claims online that the Ukrainian presidential office was bombed around 10 October 2022 are unevidenced. Read
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Health
The mRNA vaccines don’t show Covid-19 ‘doesn’t exist’
A post has wrongly claimed Pfizer and Moderna vaccines do not contain a live virus because SARS-CoV-2 doesn’t exist. Read
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Protestors did not close Bristol vaccination clinic ‘for the foreseeable future’
A group of protesters made a video claiming they ‘closed’ the centre. It reopened three days later. Read
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Immigration
No evidence small boat arrivals beat NHS waiting lists
A Facebook post claims people arriving in small boats can beat the NHS waiting lists. Read
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Liz Truss’s 2022 Conservative party conference speech: fact checked
We check five key claims from Ms Truss’s speech, including on tax, GP access and whether she was the first PM to attend a comprehensive school. Read
Analysis
Health
Bayer executive wrongly said mRNA vaccines are gene therapy
A spokesperson for Bayer said Stefan Oelrich’s comments were an ‘obvious slip of the tongue’. Read
Fact checks
Video of Italian protesters removing European flag from building is from 2013
It’s been claimed that the video was filmed during the recent general election in Italy. Read
Fact checks
Keir Starmer’s 2022 Labour party conference speech: fact checked
We look at the Labour leader’s claims on tax cuts, burglaries and offshore wind, and whether Labour policies are fully costed. Read
Analysis
