Unsubstantiated claim that Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics reshared online
There’s no evidence Mrs Trump ever said this. 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
Facebook posts appear to overstate payments for parliamentarians
Generally MPs are paid salaries and members of the House of Lords are entitled to attendance allowances, but none of them receive both. Read
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Tesco is not giving away a ‘Bluey big set’
The supermarket confirmed to Full Fact that this is not a real offer. Read
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United States
Image of Donald Trump with teenage girl is likely AI-creation
The picture has been debunked many times, and there are clues that it was created with Artificial Intelligence. Read
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Posts claiming to show someone injured in hit-and-run accident actually show man who died of Covid in 2021
The same picture has been posted in community groups for different locations across the UK and abroad. Read
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United States
No, a huge statue of Jesus is not being built outside the White House
A video which appears to show a large statue of Jesus Christ under construction in Washington is fake and likely an AI-creation. Read
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No, it’s not now compulsory for all schoolchildren to learn about Islam as a ‘main study’
A claim which has been shared widely on social media is not correct. Read
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Video of Cristiano Ronaldo showing support for Palestinians is a deepfake
Mr Ronaldo does not reference Palestinians in the original footage. Read
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Posts claiming police need help to identify stabbing victim are false
The same picture has been posted in Facebook community groups for different locations across the UK. Read
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Video of police officers being assaulted is from Australia, not England
Misleading claims that the footage showed an incident in the UK have been circulating on social media. Read
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