Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Environment
Viral videos claiming snow is fake because it turns black and doesn't melt are false. Experts told Full Fact these are normal reactions caused by soot from lighters and sublimation. Read
World
We can find no evidence that President Sheinbaum warned US President Donald Trump that America will “beg us” to tear down a wall between the two countries. Read
Politics
Posts liked thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim Ed Miliband has resigned from the government. Read
World
Images supposedly showing Epstein in Israel recently are actually old pictures that have been edited to add grey hair and a beard. Read
Politics
Images which appear to show the Reform UK leader in bed in a hospital gown are not real. Read
Politics
The image, which has been going viral on social media, appears to show the Prime Minister, Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney embracing and smiling—but it’s almost certainly been created with AI. Read
Shopping
A spokesperson for Boots told Full Fact this is not a genuine offer. Read
Culture & Society
We could only find evidence that three of the country’s 27 directly elected mayors are Muslim. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A post circulating on Facebook features several inaccurate figures about the cost of “asylum seeker benefits”, benefit fraud and error and tax avoidance. Read
World
An image that appears to show Jeffrey Epstein walking down a street in Israel is fake and was made using AI. Read
