Shopping
Facebook posts falsely claim Lego is selling ‘mystery boxes’ for just £3
Despite claims on Facebook to the contrary, Lego has confirmed these are not genuine Lego offers. Read
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Social media
Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
United States
No evidence Donald Trump scored 73 on an IQ test
Full Fact could not find any evidence of the US president having an IQ score of 73. Read
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United States
Video of Donald Trump announcing US ban on Tesla production is fake
The clip was generated using artificial intelligence. Read
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United States
Old video shared with claims it shows recent US anti-immigration enforcement protests
The footage actually dates back to May 2020 when protests erupted in LA after the killing of George Floyd. Read
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Hoaxes
Facebook posts searching for missing ‘first born daughter’ are hoaxes
Nearly identical posts have been shared to Facebook community groups for residents in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. Read
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Hoaxes
Images of a newborn found ‘abandoned in a dumpster’ were not taken in the UK
Posts shared to local Facebook community groups across the UK claim the baby was found in each of them. Read
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World
Clip of Pope Leo XIV addressing Burkina Faso leader is fake
The clip has been edited to lip sync what is likely deepfake audio of the Pope with real footage of him delivering a different speech. Read
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Shopping
More posts claiming Tesco is giving away ‘free food boxes’ shared on Facebook
Supermarket chain Tesco is not giving away free boxes of food to people who ‘like’ a Facebook post. Read
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World
There was no coup in Ivory Coast in May, as claimed
Photos are being shared on social media with the false claim they show a recent coup in the Ivory Coast, but there was no coup and the photos show unrelated events. Read
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World
No evidence President Macron said Africa not ‘ready to thrive’ without French involvement
A long quote attributed to the French leader has been shared widely on Facebook, but the French embassy in the UK has said he never said it. Read
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