Pelé’s feet will not be displayed in FIFA museum
The organisation denies any plans to do so, with many online users spreading the claim without an official source. 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
Fake posts about a missing elderly neighbour are circulating on Facebook
The posts, which are nearly identically worded, feature an image of a man taken in the United States in 2016. Read
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No evidence ‘trails’ are deliberately put into the sky by planes
A post on Instagram claims to show trails from planes turning the sky cloudy. Read
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Near-identical posts about a missing child called Tyler are fake
Several of the posts feature almost identical text, with the name of the child and the accompanying image changed. Read
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Police warn against interacting with posts about missing Surrey boy
A social media post about a supposedly missing child has been shared hundreds of times. Read
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Fake lost dog post uses old stock image
The picture was originally taken in the Philippines in 2016. Read
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Tampering with electricity meters to try and save on energy bills is illegal and dangerous
A Facebook post has suggested it’s possible to save on electricity bills by bypassing your meter with a piece of wire. This is illegal and can also be dangerous. Read
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Oxford traffic scheme won’t ‘confine’ residents to specific neighbourhoods
Some have claimed on social media that a controversial plan to reduce congestion in Oxford constitutes a “climate lockdown”. Read
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‘Facts’ in a graphic about UK Muslims are mostly wrong
The Facebook post makes a number of false claims about Muslim mayors, mosque numbers, Sharia councils and other information about Muslims in Britain. Read
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Appeals about injured and lost dogs are fake
Facebook posts from users claiming to have found a missing or injured dog are fake. Read
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