The mercury-based chemical found in some UK vaccines is not dangerous
There’s no evidence that thiomersal, found in some UK vaccines, can do any harm. 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
Figures about EU health costs need more context
A post circulating on Facebook makes claims about how much the UK pays out to other EU countries for health costs incurred by UK citizens abroad. Read
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This video doesn’t show an actual wind turbine exploding
This video doesn’t show an actual wind turbine exploding. Read
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This map doesn’t just show churches “destroyed” in France
These aren’t just churches that were destroyed, the map also includes incidents of vandalism, violence and theft in churches, and attacks on priests. Read
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How did different constituencies vote in the 2016 EU referendum?
These figures about how constituencies voted in the referendum show the right general pattern according to best estimates. Read
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This photo does not show a French police officer pepper spraying a protester
The photo was actually taken at an anti-war protest in the USA in 2007. Read
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This image does not show a woman about to be stoned to death under Sharia law
The image does not show a stoning in Iran but a protest in Colombia. Read
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This is not a picture of Jeremy Corbyn with the IRA
The photo does not show Mr Corbyn with the IRA, but an unnamed man at Bobby Sands’ funeral. Read
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Germany doesn’t “owe” the UK £3.7 trillion of war debt
Property damage after the Second World War was valued at around £1.5 billion at the time. Read
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This picture doesn’t show a woman making an offensive gesture at Jeremy Corbyn
The image of Jeremy Corbyn and a woman has been digitally edited. Read
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