Argos isn’t selling microwaves for £1.78
A Facebook post falsely claims Argos is selling microwaves for £1.78 after it broke a contract with Samsung. Read
Fact checks
Tom Norton
Journalist (former)
Tom joined Full Fact as a journalist in February 2021 from his position as finance correspondent at the Health Service Journal. He previously worked for the Nottingham Post as its health correspondent. He also worked as an Investigations Executive for the UK advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority.
Dialling 55 during 999 call won’t automatically send police to your location
A Facebook post incorrectly claims that dialling 55 when on a 999 call will automatically send the police to where you are without you having to speak. Read
Fact checks
Health
Doctor who challenged Sajid Javid made misleading claims about vaccines
A doctor who challenged Sajid Javid on live TV misleadingly suggested Covid-19 vaccines are less effective than the evidence suggests. Read
Fact checks
Betty White did not get a Covid-19 booster vaccine three days before she died
Multiple social media posts falsely report actress Betty White had her third Covid vaccine three days before she died. Read
Fact checks
Health
Vaccinated Germans won’t have AIDS by the end of January 2022
An article by The Expose uses inaccurate figures and flawed calculations to incorrectly claim that Covid vaccines cause AIDS. Read
Fact checks
Egyptian man did not give partner jewellery made from his teeth
Incorrect claims a man gave his partner jewellery made from his teeth stemmed from an online joke. Read
Fact checks
Health
Evidence suggests myocarditis risk after Covid-19 vaccination is lower compared to Covid infection
A video posted on Facebook misleadingly suggests the risk of myocarditis is higher from a Covid-19 vaccine than from a Covid infection. Read
Fact checks
No evidence Frank Lampard made these comments about Ronaldo and FIFA corruption
A Facebook post claims Frank Lampard made a number of inflammatory comments about footballing body FIFA. Read
Fact checks
Actor pretended to have Covid-19 for hospital training exercise, not for propaganda
A Facebook post falsely claims to have proof of a ‘crisis actor’ pretending to be a Covid-19 hospital inpatient. Read
Fact checks
Boris Johnson’s mum did not call him ‘an idiot with no common sense’
A Facebook post includes a made up quote from Boris Johnson’s mum saying she hoped he never went into politics. Read
Fact checks
