Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Culture & Society
The image being shared on social media was generated with AI, as shown by various glitches and the watermark on the original version. Read
Politics
In the three months since we first covered the problem, we’ve fact checked a further 45 false and misleading claims, about everything from nighttime curfews to a “Christmas decorations tax”. Read
Politics
The claim, which has been circulating since the spring of this year, confuses entire departmental expenses with that of Mr Lammy’s personal expenses. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The page features a fake image probably generated with AI, and also falsely claims Martin Lewis is endorsing a new AI trading platform. Read
Shopping
Misleading posts claiming that people can get a smartphone for less than £10 from the retailer have been circulating on Facebook. Read
United States
An edited quote that falsely suggests Donald Trump spoke about seeing teenage girls backstage at Miss Teen USA beauty pageant is being shared online again. Read
Health
A series of fake videos falsely claiming the NHS is “no longer free for over-60s” almost certainly uses AI audio of the PM. Read
World
A video shared thousands of times on social media appears to show a British soldier confronting a police officer, but is AI-generated and not genuine. Read
World
Posts being shared on social media suggest a video shows a mass funeral taking place in Sudan, but the clip is almost certainly AI-generated. Read
World
The AI generated picture has been circulating widely on social media alongside completely false claims the man pictured was a ‘crisis actor’ and never really injured. Read
