Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
The post, which is similar to other hoax appeals we’ve written about recently, claims an autistic boy named Brandon Smith has gone missing with his dog. Read
The Facebook post uses photos of two different children who both went missing in the US. Read
Data in a response to a Freedom of Information request contained a calculating error, which has since been corrected. Read
The claims related to her London home and were within the rules governing such payments. Read
A post about a boy named Brandon Smith has been shared in community Facebook groups. Read
The UK government doesn’t offer free iPhones to people on certain benefits though some claimants are eligible for low-cost tariffs for mobile and broadband. Read
The posts have appeared in community groups across the UK. Read
A number of recent social media posts claim that an edible coating for fresh produce is hazardous to human health. Read
A video on social media falsely claims that the ‘entire British music scene’ has dismissed calls to perform at the coronation concert. Read
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Some claims made during the recent strike used a mix of cash-terms and real-terms figures. Read
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