Instagram post falsely claims there was a plane crash at Gatwick Airport
It used an edited picture of an Emirates aircraft above some houses. Read
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Social media
Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Claims the Royal British Legion won’t sell poppies to avoid upsetting ‘minorities’ are false
This incorrect claim appears every year. Read
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Health
People deciding not to get tested will not make it look as though coronavirus has been wiped out
Covid-19’s prevalence in the community is measured by more than the number of positive tests. Read
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Health
This data does not show tests for coronavirus being ordered pre-2020
Numerous items already used by the medical profession have been reclassified for use with Covid-19 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Read
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This is not an image of a naked child “escaping” from Buckingham Palace
This was a viral hoax for a TV show. Read
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Figures for people seeking asylum in hotels and veterans sleeping rough are both wrong
It’s not true that 48,000 “illegals” are housed in hotels, and estimates of 6,000 veterans sleeping rough are likely to be too high. Read
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A graph spreading on Facebook gets it wrong on flu vs Covid deaths
Flu is not the underlying cause of deaths in more people than Covid-19. Read
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Children in Need is not donating £10 million to Black Lives Matter
The BBC charity is matching Stormzy’s £10m pledge to causes tackling racial inequality in the UK. Read
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A retracted paper linking 5G and coronavirus with no evidence is doing the rounds on Facebook
The paper, which was retracted days after it was published, did not prove any link between 5G and coronaviruses. Read
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Ukrainian soldiers have not died after having an American Covid-19 vaccine
Six members of the Ukrainian military have died of Covid-19 so far, but that wasn’t anything to do with a vaccine. Read
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