Old video of fight in Ukrainian parliament re-emerges on social media
Footage of a fight breaking out in Ukraine’s legislature being shared online was actually filmed in 2010. Read
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Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
‘Human meat’ is not being sold in the UK
Clips from Channel 4’s Miracle Meat hoax documentary have been shared widely online, with some people seeming to believe that human meat is really on sale in the UK. Read
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Video showing genetically modified tomato ‘swimming’ is fake
The video has been edited to make it look like the tomato slice is moving through the water of its own accord. Read
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Altered photo showing ‘flat’ Earth has not been leaked by SpaceX
The photo is altered and has been circulating online for several years. Read
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WEF has not advocated the slaughter of millions of pets
The organisation has no policy to kill household pets to help the environment. Read
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Thousands share fake house giveaway
A post promising to give away two free houses with minor dents and scratches is too good to be true. Read
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Supposed Amazon E-scooter deal is too good to be true
Amazon is not selling e-scooters for £3 due to storage issues. Read
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Russian president didn’t give speech warning of ‘satanic plans’ to depopulate the world
A video claiming Russian president Vladimir Putin warned of a plan to depopulate the world has been shared thousands of times on Facebook. Read
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Hoax injured dog post shared more than 1,000 times
Full Fact has previously checked near-identical posts in Facebook community groups. Read
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White lines coming from planes aren’t evidence of ‘chemtrails’
The contrails and wingtip vortices that can sometimes be seen emerging from planes are not ‘chemtrails’. Read
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