Magna Carta doesn’t mean you can ‘legally overthrow’ a ‘tyrannical’ government
Online claims have been made about a section of Magna Carta that has been irrelevant for more than 800 years. 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
Claims about King Charles’s inheritance need context
Posts on social media are making several claims about King Charles’s inheritance but they are missing vital context. Read
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‘Pride installation' on Arc de Triomphe is animated video
Claims suggesting that the iconic Paris monument has been decorated with a rainbow sculpture have been shared hundreds of times online. Read
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The US Air Force has denied that an AI-powered drone ‘attacked’ operators in a simulation
The airman who was the original source of the widely reported claims has since said he “mis-spoke” and had been describing a “thought experiment”. Read
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Hoax posts about missing boy ‘Brandon Smith’ shared across England
Identical posts have appeared in social media groups for communities in Doncaster, Whaley Bridge and Gateshead. Read
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You cannot be sent to prison just for failing to pay your TV licence
The only punishment available is a fine. Failure to pay the fine is a separate offence that can ultimately result in a prison sentence. Read
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Fake missing child post uses photo of boy witnessing family pet being put down
The posts claiming the boy has gone missing in the UK use an image shared by a woman in the US in 2020. Read
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Health
5G is not triggering nanotechnology in the Covid vaccines
A video showing people collapsing claims to show deaths due to 5G activating ingredients injected into them. Read
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Not all fish in the Channel belong to the EU
A post on Facebook also makes a misleading claim about small boat crossings to the UK. Read
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Fake birth parents appeal on Facebook uses US photographer’s picture
The image used in two posts was taken from a Seattle photographer’s website, despite the claim that the person searching was born in both Plymouth and Bristol. Read
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