Category Archives: Full Fact

Almost identical posts appeared in community groups for locations across the UK.Source

Social media posts wrongly claim that Boris Johnson will receive a £115,000 a year pension.Source

The claim may stem from coverage of a 2017 report by a clinical messaging company. Other more recent figures suggest the NHS may account for far fewer than 10% of pagers globally.Source

A figure quoted by the Deputy PM actually refers to the difference between what a minimum wage earner pays now, and what they’d be paying if tax thresholds had risen with inflation since 2010.Source

A viral Facebook video claims looking at the sun directly is not harmful to the eyes if done at sunrise or sunset. This isn’t true.Source

Thousands of people have shared Facebook posts warning that Nivea’s sunscreen for children does not include almond oil labelled on the package.Source

The company has confirmed that the post, shared more than 10,000 times online, is not genuine.Source

A widely-shared Facebook post claims that a dog was injured in a hit-and-run incident.Source

The posts appear in community groups across the UK but use a photo from a genuine missing person appeal in the US, who has since been found.Source

A claim about “new technology” has been shared more than 38,000 times, but isn’t correct.Source

One of the posts has almost 3,500 shares.Source