Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Shopping
A Facebook post has falsely claimed that Toby Carvery is “rewarding everyone” who likes the post and comments “Spud” with a “FREE carvery for two” to “celebrate National Potato Day”.A … Read
Shopping
A Facebook post has falsely claimed that Toby Carvery is giving everyone who likes the post and comments “Special” a “free hamper filled with goodies” to “celebrate 50 special years … Read
Shopping
Claims that the MP Rupert Lowe is “demanding Keir Starmer surrender £95 million in profits he claims were generated through connections to NHS reform legislation” are false.Posts on social media … Read
Politics
Videos being shared on social media falsely claim that the Prince of Wales clashed with the Mayor of London saying that veterans and working class families were being pushed out of the city. Read
Culture & Society
Mondelēz International, the company which owns Cadbury, confirmed a viral image of an ‘Eid egg’ does not show a real product. Read
Shopping
Posts shared on Facebook claim that Aldi is giving away “free food boxes” to users who engage with them.But this is not true. Aldi isn’t associated with these posts, the … Read
Crime
An image which appears to be a custody photo of the former prince has been shared on social media, but it’s not real, and very probably an AI creation. Read
Politics
Posts shared on social media falsely claim Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has introduced a “Parliamentary Allegiance Act” bill to Parliament, supposedly targeting “MPs with dual citizenship or ‘conflicting foreign … Read
Politics
Facebook posts claiming Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch told Your Party MP Zarah Sultana “you spew hatred” in Parliament are fake.There’s no record of Ms Badenoch making any such comments.The posts … Read
Crime
In the wake of the arrest of the former prince on Thursday morning, AI-generated pictures depicting him being led away by police officers have been circulating on social media. Read
