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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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.
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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Photo of ‘chemtrails’ shows contrails made from water vapour
A picture of so-called “chemtrails” shows frozen trails of water vapour and not harmful chemicals being purposefully sprayed in the atmosphere. Read
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Photo shared on social media doesn't show King Charles with Dunblane gunman
A 1999 photo of the king and Jimmy Savile is real, but the third man in the picture is not the Dunblane shooter, who killed himself after the massacre three years earlier. Read
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Appeal for dog ‘found’ in Bexleyheath is not real
The pictures used were taken from reports about a dog found on a mountain in the US five years ago. Read
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Picture of ‘anti-Macron protest’ is actually from 2018 World Cup
Claims the picture shows a protest against the “WEF globalist” French President are wrong. Read
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Image of plane underwater doesn’t show missing MH370
The plane in the picture is a Lockheed Martin aircraft that was purposely sunk off the coast of Jordan. Read
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Free iPhone ‘from the government’ is not genuine
The UK government doesn’t offer free iPhones to people on certain benefits though some claimants are eligible for low-cost tariffs for mobile and broadband. Read
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