Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Another post from an account calling itself ‘JD Wetherspoon’ promising free meal offers has received thousands of shares on Facebook. Read
Iranian parliamentarians have called for “harsh punishments” which could include the death penalty, but we can find no evidence for viral claims that 15,000 people have already been sentenced to death Read
The premium-rate number a Facebook post warns about was shut down in 2005. Read
The names, pictures and locations of those being sought are false. Read
Thousands of people have shared a Facebook post which claims that Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin is retiring. Read
Several sources of evidence suggest that she has also had the Covid-19 vaccine. Read
An apparently fake screenshot of a tweet purportedly by Nadhim Zahawi has been shared hundreds of times on social media. Read
No such offer has been announced by the retailer. Read
Widely shared figures about the number of UK parliamentarians with Irish passports appear to have no source. Read
Similar posts have been appearing around the world for at least six years. Read
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