This is a real photo of Margaret Thatcher and Menachem Begin
It was taken in 1979 during his visit to the UK as Israel’s prime minister. 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
Is Luxembourg the biggest beneficiary of the EU?
A Facebook post falsely claims that Luxembourg receives the most EU spending, relative to what it pays in. Read
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Jeremy Corbyn did not attend an IRA funeral wearing an ‘I heart the IRA’ t-shirt
The photo has been edited. Read
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The Nazis were not socialists
Despite naming themselves the national socialist party, the Nazi’s policies - including the persecution of left-wing critics - did not align with socialist ideals. Read
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UK citizens can’t be conscripted into an ‘EU army’
If the UK stays in the EU, it wouldn’t be forced into participating in an EU army. The UK has a veto on security and defence policy. Read
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This old photo of rubbish in Hyde Park isn’t from a climate protest
The picture was taken after the event promoting the legalisation of cannabis in April, not the climate protest in September. Read
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A photo of Greta Thunberg and Al Gore has been edited to replace him with George Soros
The photo has been edited to put George Soros’ face over Al Gore’s. Read
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Viral post has flawed understanding of EU debt
The EU acknowledges that Brexit will leave a “sizeable gap” in its budget, but has plans to manage it. Read
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There’s no evidence Shamima Begum has been flown back to the UK
And Cherie Blair is not her lawyer. Read
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There’s absolutely no evidence the man who confronted Boris Johnson in a hospital was wearing a microphone
It’s extremely unlikely from the sound quality in all the videos taken at Whipps Cross we can find that the man was wearing a microphone. Read
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