Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Politics
Our investigation has found pages which mainly appear to be run from Vietnam have gained hundreds of thousands of interactions publishing bogus tales, often about Nigel Farage. Read
Politics
Our AI-assisted analysis of over 19,000 posts shows that the economy was the topic most commonly discussed, with health not far behind. Read
Politics
The SNP told us it edited a real picture of First Minister John Swinney in front of his own ad “to enhance the billboard image which was obscured by bright sunlight”. Read
Health
Posts online suggest there’s some sort of conspiracy involving a 2025 pandemic simulation exercise and the meningitis outbreak, but there’s absolutely no evidence to support this. Read
Conflict
In the last week we’ve seen a surge of misinformation relating to the war with Iran—we’ve fact checked 10 viral posts, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Read
Politics
In the three months since we first covered the problem, we’ve fact checked a further 45 false and misleading claims, about everything from nighttime curfews to a “Christmas decorations tax”. Read
Conflict
AI-generated and miscaptioned footage and images are being shared widely on social media as the conflict continues. Read
Some, including Kemi Badenoch, have suggested the series was based on a real-life crime committed by a boy who wasn’t white—but the show’s co-creators say it wasn’t based on any single case. Read
The interactive voice assistant has been providing more wrong information based on debunked false claims, about mpox, the UN and more. Read
Earlier this week the interactive voice assistant provided incorrect answers to questions about MPs’ expenses, diplomatic relations with Israel, the Northern Lights and more. Read
