Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Crime
An old video filmed in Belfast has been shared online with false claims it shows officers in Southampton putting a bin in a police van after recent protests in the city. Read
Crime
Social media posts claiming Vickrum Digwa has been attacked in prison are false. Read
Crime
A clip of a large fire is circulating on social media with false claims it depicts recent disorder in Belfast—but the footage actually shows a gas pipeline explosion in Russia. Read
Crime
A video of people kneeling in the street shows a religious procession in Poland, not, as some have claimed online, a tribute to Henry Nowak. Read
Politics
A picture circulating on social media with claims it shows a huge political rally around the Makerfield by-election has been generated with AI. Read
Crime
A video circulating online claiming to depict recent unrest in Belfast is actually older footage of an unrelated incident in May. Read
Culture & Society
Genuine footage of a Beaver Scout group visiting a mosque in Scotland has gone viral recently. But some images claiming to show the visit have been made with AI. Read
Europe
A video shared with claims it shows a protest in Albania against a proposed coastal development plan backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner is actually footage of football fans celebrating in Spain. Read
Conflict
A clip being shared on social media of a woman in uniform in front of an Israeli flag is from an Egyptian television show. Read
Politics
A false claim that the Mayor of Rotherham has said that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law has been circulating again on social media. Read
