Video of 2015 explosion in China being mislabelled as Ukraine
A video recorded by an American man of a warehouse exploding has been wrongly claimed to show Russian airstrikes in Ukraine. Read
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Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Photos claiming to show explosions in Ukraine are actually from Gaza
Pictures that have been widely shared on social media do not show the war in Ukraine. Read
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Videos claiming to show Ukraine invasion sourced to old TikTok videos
It’s not clear when or where some of these clips were taken, but they predate the Russian invasion of Ukraine by some weeks. Read
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Fake Ukraine video includes footage from 2015 and a computer game teaser
At least some of the clips in a video supposedly showing Russia invading Ukraine aren’t genuine. Read
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Video claiming to show planes during Russian invasion of Ukraine is actually of 2020 parade rehearsal
The military parade rehearsal took place in May 2020 near Moscow, as revealed by Spanish fact checkers. Read
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Police cars are exempt from having an MOT
Even though a police car’s registration may show as ‘overdue’, the government’s MOT checking site explains the vehicles are exempt. Read
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Health
Estimating vaccine effectiveness by comparing case rates is seriously flawed
A common form of misinformation in recent months, comparing case rates does not give a reliable estimate of vaccine effectiveness. Read
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Health
News clip doesn’t prove Queen is being treated with ivermectin
Screenshots and clips of an Australian news segment about Queen Elizabeth II have been shared widely online. Read
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Flying bin video was not filmed during Storm Eunice
A video from TikTok of a trampoline and wheelie bin flying through the air were online long before Storm Eunice. Read
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Footage of a rolling ferry was not made during Storm Eunice
It shows a ferry in Scotland during Storm Dennis in February 2020. Read
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