Economy, Business & Finance
How much do firefighters, paramedics and police officers earn?
An old viral post with almost 50,000 shares is now out of date. 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.
No evidence Charles Bronson attacked Wayne Couzens in jail
Charles Bronson is in HMP Woodhill and Wayne Couzens is likely still at Belmarsh. Read
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Ethylene oxide-sterilised swabs won’t cause harm during pregnancy
A PHE document on ethylene oxide exposure is not talking about the limited exposure you get from using sterilised swabs, which are extremely unlikely to have any of the chemical still on them. Read
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Has Brexit caused higher gas prices?
There are a number of factors at play but leaving the Internal Energy Market is unlikely to be a significant one. Read
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No evidence Covid-19 vaccine makes blood look different
A picture of two donations of blood claims they come from unvaccinated and vaccinated donors. Read
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Electrolysis video doesn’t prove tap water is dangerous
Tap water in the UK is tested often, and this device doesn’t prove there’s anything wrong with it. Read
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Posts claiming ‘every share earns money’ for sick children tend to be fake
An image from 2017 of a girl with leukemia is going viral, but she isn’t getting a $1 donation per share. Read
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World Trade Center 7 didn’t collapse for ‘no apparent reason'
A nearby building did collapse on 9/11 despite not being hit by a plane, due to a complex process of structural failures caused by fire. Read
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Reversing is not being removed from HGV driving tests
This is a misinterpretation of a government plan to let approved third parties assess the reversing portion of the test. Read
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HGV securing point rules aren’t changing
A Facebook post cites the defunct government agency VOSA. Read
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