Health
Covid-19 vaccines not ‘Mass Genocide’ of children
A Facebook post repeats the claim that Covid vaccines are causing death to children on a large scale. This isn’t true. Read
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Social media
Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Fake Donald Trump mugshots shared online
The real picture of the former president has been released, but two others are also being shared. Read
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You don’t need an electric vehicle to comply with ULEZ
TfL says most vehicles seen driving in outer London on an average day comply with the ULEZ standards. Read
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Great Western Railway is not giving away a free year of travel for £1.69
Hundreds of people have shared a Facebook post advertising the implausibly good deal. Read
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Health
Government spent much more than £18bn on the Covid health response
£18 billion went towards the NHS in England’s frontline Covid response in 2020/21, but far more was spent on other health programmes such as test and trace and buying PPE. Read
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Hundreds share fake appeal for ‘missing’ girl Bella Heather
Posts claiming a five-year-old girl has gone missing have been shared across the UK and around the world. Read
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Windowless cars in Maui aftermath pictures don’t mean fires were caused by weapon
People online have also claimed the fires weren’t hot enough to melt glass. Some fires are hot enough to do that, but often the glass shatters from heat. Read
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Comparison of benefit fraud and tax avoidance losses is inaccurate
Claims that the amount lost to tax avoidance exceeds the amount lost to benefit fraud by 200:1 are incorrect. Read
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Immigration
The government is spending £6 million a day on hotel accommodation for asylum seekers
Lee Anderson appeared to suggest the government is spending £7 million a day on hotels for asylum seekers. Read
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Missing children, lost dogs and escaped snakes: how hoax posts are swamping local Facebook groups
Our investigation reveals over 100 communities across the UK have been the victim of hoaxes, and uncovers why they’re happening. Read
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