Thousands share fake appeal for missing child ‘Sofia’
A picture of a different child has been used in a hoax appeal shared widely on Facebook. 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
Could you be fined for driving in flip flops?
It is not illegal to drive in flip flops, but it is to drive carelessly or without control. Read
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Health
False claims that Boris Johnson did not have Covid-19 circulate on social media again
Claims from a satirical blog post about former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s time in hospital with Covid-19 are being shared on social media as if they were true. Read
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15 minute cities do not introduce digital IDs
A post on social media makes multiple false claims about digital IDs and 15 minute cities. Read
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Fake missing man appeal uses picture of pet detective
A Facebook post claiming a man is missing in Cookstown, Northern Ireland uses a picture of an Ohio-based pet detective. Read
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Titanic shipwreck far deeper than cropped video might suggest
The wreckage of the famous ship is almost four kilometres below sea level. Read
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Titan sub victim was not World Economic Forum vice chairman
Posts on social media incorrectly claim Shahzada Dawood, a passenger on the Titan sub, was the vice chairman of the WEF. Read
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Genuine ‘get sterilised’ poster appeared in Islington in 2019
The poster, which was created by a street artist, appeared in Islington in 2019 but was soon replaced. Read
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No evidence audio clip is ‘banging’ noises from Titan sub
A Facebook reel, shared hundreds of times, claims to feature audio from the lost submersible. Read
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Images falsely claim to show Titanic sub debris
Some images being shared are likely to be AI-generated while another was taken 19 years ago around the Titanic wreck. Read
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