Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
The article is attributed to the Papua New Guinea Courier, which does not exist, and is part of a series published by The Secret Tory blog. Read
Claims that a Freedom of Information request has revealed the presence of poisons in drinking water are false. Read
An image of a newborn baby abandoned in South Yorkshire was taken in Thailand in 2017. Read
The Rothschilds don’t have a 10% stake in Facebook either. Read
Health
Dr John Campbell claims that new evidence shows more children “suffered a severe reaction to vaccine” than required oxygen therapy for Covid-19. But this is incorrect, and the comparison is flawed. Read
Health
Thousands of monkeypox infections have been directly confirmed in laboratories, and the Covid-19 vaccines have not caused widespread damage to people’s immune systems Read
A Facebook post promising details of a free nappy event leads instead to a website that asks people to share personal and financial details and claim ‘deals’ such as entering a lottery. Read
A post warning that a man is attacking people is fake. Multiple versions of the warning have been circulating on Facebook. Read
Former education secretary Michelle Donelan was due much less—and has said she won’t be taking it anyway. Read
A post warning that two people are pretending to be homeless before attacking people is fake. Several versions of the warning have been circulating on Facebook. Read
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