Video of ‘explosion in Paris’ was actually filmed in Russia in 2020
A dramatic video shared on social media shows a huge fireball rising over a busy road. 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
Greta Thunberg didn’t predict the world would end in June 2023
A since-deleted tweet shared by the climate campaigner in 2018 has been taken out of context. Read
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Missing grandma hoax posts use photo taken from a 2016 blog
Almost identical posts appeared in community groups for locations across the UK. Read
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Boris Johnson is not entitled to a ‘£115,000 pension’ as a former Prime Minister
Social media posts wrongly claim that Boris Johnson will receive a £115,000 a year pension. Read
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Health
Looking at the sun can cause blindness
A viral Facebook video claims looking at the sun directly is not harmful to the eyes if done at sunrise or sunset. This isn’t true. Read
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Nivea sunscreen does include ‘almond oil’ as an ingredient on the label
Thousands of people have shared Facebook posts warning that Nivea’s sunscreen for children does not include almond oil labelled on the package. Read
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Wetherspoons is not giving away free meals for two on Facebook
The company has confirmed that the post, shared more than 10,000 times online, is not genuine. Read
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Injured dog hoax uses photo of pet recovering from surgery
A widely-shared Facebook post claims that a dog was injured in a hit-and-run incident. Read
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Plea to help find missing grandma on Facebook is a hoax
The posts appear in community groups across the UK but use a photo from a genuine missing person appeal in the US, who has since been found. Read
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Police can’t automatically track your location if you press 55 during a 999 call
A claim about “new technology” has been shared more than 38,000 times, but isn’t correct. Read
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