Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
The clip, which was first shared on TikTok in January 2022, went viral following the announcement of the death of the Queen. Read
The picture showing this has been edited. Read
The pub chain confirmed that a sign suggesting its vending machines were closed is fake, and said it doesn’t have condom vending machines anyway. Read
Most of England’s cities are not “majority non-white” as an Instagram post has claimed. The latest data we have shows that none are. Read
Health
The number is based on miscalculation from a now-deleted blog post. Read
Images of a newborn baby supposedly abandoned in several English towns and cities were actually taken in Thailand in 2017. Read
Industrial action by drivers in Okayama ended in May 2018. Read
Multiple posts with the same text using a picture of a dog from a 2021 news article are being shared on Facebook. Read
Health
The advice has not been “quietly changed” as some online have claimed. Read
Specific lighting and atmospheric conditions make the vapour cloud look especially dense. Read
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