Images falsely claim to show Titanic sub debris
Some images being shared are likely to be AI-generated while another was taken 19 years ago around the Titanic wreck. 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.
Fake missing child post uses photo of boy witnessing family pet being put down
The posts claiming the boy has gone missing in the UK use an image shared by a woman in the US in 2020. Read
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Fake birth parents appeal on Facebook uses US photographer’s picture
The image used in two posts was taken from a Seattle photographer’s website, despite the claim that the person searching was born in both Plymouth and Bristol. Read
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Post appealing to find birth mother uses stock image with sepia effect
An appeal for someone’s birth mother claims the man searching was adopted in three different towns. Read
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No evidence pictured dog has really been found at different locations across the UK
The same image has been shared with similar text in local Facebook groups around the country and abroad. Read
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‘Make England Great Again’ quote does not really come from Lee Anderson
The quote now circulating on social media is originally from a clearly labelled political sketch in the Guardian. Read
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HAARP research facility did not create distinctive clouds
The facility in Alaska does not produce water in the atmosphere and does not interact with clouds. Read
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President Zelenskyy is not wearing the same symbol worn by Hitler
Comparisons have been drawn between the insignia worn by the Ukrainian president and the military medal worn by Adolf Hitler, though they are not the same symbol. Read
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Monzo is not closing all customers’ accounts
A Facebook post which wrongly claimed the online bank is closing everyone’s accounts was shared over 1,500 times before being deleted. Read
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Man pictured with caravan has not gone missing in Grimsby
The picture used to show the man has previously been shared online in the US with claims the caravan in it has been stolen. Read
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