This old photo of rubbish in Hyde Park isn’t from a climate protest
The picture was taken after the event promoting the legalisation of cannabis in April, not the climate protest in September. 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.
A photo of Greta Thunberg and Al Gore has been edited to replace him with George Soros
The photo has been edited to put George Soros’ face over Al Gore’s. Read
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There’s no evidence Shamima Begum has been flown back to the UK
And Cherie Blair is not her lawyer. Read
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There’s absolutely no evidence the man who confronted Boris Johnson in a hospital was wearing a microphone
It’s extremely unlikely from the sound quality in all the videos taken at Whipps Cross we can find that the man was wearing a microphone. Read
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You don’t need to worry about that video claiming to show a snake in a pepper
A viral video claims to show a poisonous snake in a pepper. It doesn’t. Read
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Dominic Cummings did not say this phrase about genetics and poor people
Boris Johnson’s chief adviser did not write or say this phrase. Read
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Not all of these claims about what MPs can claim in expenses are correct
The claims about what Iain Duncan Smith can claim in expenses as an MP are not all true. Read
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There’s no evidence that any current vaccines cause cancer
Vaccines go through a number of trial stages to check they don’t have dangerous side effects. Read
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This picture of a man swimming with a jaguar isn’t from the 2019 Amazon fires
The picture was probably taken in 2016 and shows a soldier swimming with one of the army’s jaguar mascots, called Jiquitaia. Read
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The meme you’ve seen about Instagram privacy settings is not true
Several celebrities have reposted the incorrect image, which has no truth to it. Read
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