Yearly Archives: 2022
No evidence Denzel Washington quote about being criticised is real
A quote attributed to actor Denzel Washington, about being criticised by others, has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook. The quote says: “You’ll never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You’ll always be criticized by someone doing less. Remember that.” Full Fact could find no evidence online of the actor… Read More »
Monkeypox is not ‘vaccine acquired’ shingles
Several Instagram posts feature an image of a man sitting behind a table which has a sign on it saying: “Monkeypox is vaccine aquired [sic] shingles covered up change my mind”. This is false. As of 26 May there have been 106 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the UK since the first were detected early… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 12687 – The Problem With Pointing Out Baldness
White lines in the sky are not ‘chemtrails’
A post on Facebook shares several pictures of long white vapour trails, which it claims are “chemtrails, geo engineering all the sky”. This is false. As we’ve said before, lines like these are not evidence of the chemtrails conspiracy theory. They are contrails, formed when water vapour from aircraft engines freezes at high altitudes. The… Read More »
Image said to show a centuries-old ship is actually a photo of a replica
An image of a ship sailing past Tower Bridge on the River Thames in London has been shared on Facebook, claiming to show: “A 282 year old East India trading company ship [returning] to London for the first time since 1787.” This photo has been circulating on social media for years, with several posts claiming… Read More »
Private jet pictures aren’t from Davos ‘climate change conference’ this year
Pictures purporting to show private jets parked up at the “Davos 2022 Climate Change conference” have been shared hundreds of times on Twitter, as well as Facebook. There are several problems with this claim. First of all, the pictures in the post are not from the most recent meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF),… Read More »
The US military did not find traces of pesticides in Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
A Facebook post claiming that vials of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine contained traces of pesticides is false. The story in the post is a screenshot of a website called Real Raw News and the article was originally published on 12 May 2022, claiming vials of the vaccine had been recovered during a raid on a warehouse. … Read More »
No evidence Covid-19 vaccines cause monkeypox
A post on Instagram claims that the current monkeypox outbreak is a side effect of the Covid-19 vaccines. There is no evidence this is true. What does the post say? The post includes two pictures from the cartoon Scooby-Doo, showing the unmasking of an ape labelled “monkey pox” to reveal a syringe labelled “C-19 vaccine… Read More »
4 Causes of a Bloated Stomach (And How To Get Rid Of It)
A bloated stomach causes feelings of discomfort and tightness in the abdomen. While the triggers for bloating are different for everyone depending on your body type, one thing is for sure, there are several ways to instantly start feeling better physically and mentally. There are a wide variety of reasons why your stomach may be… Read More »