Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
While people have received a genuine text from the government about the new coronavirus lockdown rules, one about monitoring their movement is fake. Read
This is not a real news story. Read
Not enough is known about the new coronavirus to say that the number of deaths in the UK will grow at the same rates as Italy. Read
Hundreds of thousands have shared claims on Facebook that pets don’t carry the virus. Read
The government did publish a report about national parks, and parts of it discuss how to encourage black, Asian and minority ethnic people to visit these areas. Read
Russia currently has no nationwide restrictions of this kind. Read
This is a fake story that uses a picture of a lion in South Africa from 2016. Read
The adoption centre said they were worried by a number of phone calls. Read
The Italian Prime Minister has not said his country has exhausted all options to fight against the new coronavirus pandemic and has not pleaded with God to “rescue your people.” This quote is made up. Read
This is a phishing scam. Read
