Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Immigration
A video circulating on Facebook which appears to show a navy officer saying small boat crossings are a violation of sovereignty isn’t real. It’s been generated with AI. Read
Health
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges compared the profession’s reaction to social media with its reaction to smoking. It didn’t say both were equally harmful. Read
Shopping
Posts on Facebook have claimed that SEA LIFE London Aquarium is “offering an exciting Young Explorer Kit” to people who fill in a “short survey”.But a spokesperson confirmed to Full … Read
Crime
A viral image supposedly showing a group of Thai police officers after an undercover sting was actually edited using AI. Read
Culture & Society
The video, which claims to depict massive crowds that have ‘shut down London’ with a march demanding halal food standards, has hundreds of comments from people who mistakenly believe it to be real. Read
World
A picture is circulating on social media with false claims it shows a traffic jam of cars trying to leave Russian-annexed Crimea over fuel shortages. But it’s actually from Armenia. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Changes to stocks and shares ISA rules announced this week have caused widespread confusion online. Read
Shopping
Posts being shared on Facebook claim Amazon is selling HP laptops for £3 to people who complete a “quick questionnaire”.But this isn’t a legitimate offer from the retailer, as a … Read
Immigration
Social media posts claiming that Lincolnshire Housing Partnership has bought £23 million worth of new houses on the Ferriby Fields estate in Grimsby exclusively for immigrants are completely false. Read
Conflict
An old video from China in 2015 has been circulating with claims it depicts an attack on Ukraine which killed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But this is false. Read
