Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
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
Politics
We’ve spotted several videos circulating on social media using inauthentic audio of the Prime Minister making these claims. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos claiming that people will have to pay £1.50 to withdraw cash from ATMs from October 1 have been shared online. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Treasury confirmed there is no such tax. Read
Culture & Society
Many versions of the picture retain the ‘Grok’ watermark—the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot integrated with X, which creates images from prompts. Read
Shopping
Despite claims to the contrary being shared on Facebook, KFC confirmed this offer is not genuine. Read
Politics
Sir Sadiq Khan has pledged to build 40,000 new council homes by the end of the decade, but these are not earmarked for a specific demographic. Read
Shopping
A spokesperson for the retailer confirmed posts being shared on Facebook are not real offers. Read
Shopping
The supermarket confirmed the offer being shared on social media is not genuine. Read
