No evidence Sigmund Freud said viral quote about depression
A quote that has been often misattributed to Freud may actually have been first shared by a Twitter user. Read
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Hannah Smith
Senior Political Journalist
Hannah joined Full Fact as a fact checker in May 2022. Before that she wrote news and features for UNILAD. She is a qualified journalist, and also has a degree in history.
Economy, Business & Finance
How many jobs has Crossrail created?
After Boris Johnson claimed at PMQs that 72,000 jobs have been delivered by Crossrail, we’ve looked at the numbers. Read
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A picture of the sky does not show ‘chemtrails’
White vapour trails often seen in the sky are thin clouds of condensation left by aircraft engines—not evidence of a conspiracy to poison the planet. Read
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Facebook post does show real images of the sun
Despite claims that they’re just CGI artwork, detailed images of the sun being shared on Facebook seem to be real. Read
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Health
Most Britons are not projected to be obese by 2040
While a Daily Express headline suggests otherwise, the proportion of Britons forecast to be obese or severely obese by 2040 is actually 36%. Read
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Health
Post claiming the Pfizer vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate is inaccurate
False claims circulating on social media about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine are not based on newly published documents. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Green levy costs do not make up 25% of energy bills
A claim made by Robert Halfon MP, who is in favour of scrapping green levies, on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and repeated elsewhere is inaccurate. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Government minister made misleading claim about employment figures
Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis is the latest cabinet minister to claim that employment is higher than before the pandemic, when it is not. Read
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BlackRock doesn’t own 75% of Ancestry
A Facebook claim that the investment management firm BlackRock has a majority stake in the genealogy website ancestry.com is false. Read
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Amber Heard did not quote The Talented Mr Ripley during trial
A viral claim that the actor quoted a film during the opening lines of her testimony during the trial of a defamation case brought against her by Johnny Depp is false. Read
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