Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Shopping
Despite posts on social media claiming the company is selling discounted products to over-40s who fill in a survey, Fortnum & Mason confirmed this offer isn’t genuine. Read
United States
An image of Donald Trump embracing his daughter Ivanka in 1995 has been edited, with Jeffrey Epstein’s face replacing Ms Trump’s. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos circulating on social media are spreading misleading claims about supposed changes to people’s bus passes. Read
Politics
Viral social media videos claiming that the government will introduce a £500 ‘exit fee’ to leave the UK from November are false. Read
Politics
Social media videos, one of which has been viewed 350,000 times, falsely claim that new laws imposing curfews are coming into force soon. Read
Shopping
A spokesperson for Argos confirmed to Full Fact that offers of iPads for those who fill in surveys aren’t genuine. Read
Shopping
A Facebook post claims people over 50 can buy a £10 gift set from Boots for filling out a survey, but this is not a genuine offer from the shop. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos circulating on social media claim you need to tell the government if you’ve been living with your partner for more than a year, or you’ll face a £2,000 fine. But this isn’t true. Read
Crime
The AI chatbot Grok and some social media users wrongly claimed the footage was years old and from an anti-lockdown protest in Trafalgar Square. Read
Immigration
Social media posts imply the pictures show migrants stealing a swan —but police say it appears the person pictured was trying to take a picture with a swan. Read
