Category Archives: Full Fact

The Prime Minister claimed his government was delivering “the fastest wage growth in years”.Source

In fact, the World Health Organisation has said Covid is no longer a global health emergency, but that the pandemic is still ongoing.Source

A Facebook post shows photos of what it incorrectly claims are aliens.Source

The post uses a similar video to other fake promotions we’ve checked before.Source

Tens of thousands of people have shared inaccurate information about the law on rescuing dogs from hot cars.Source

Viral social media posts are warning people to watch for ice sinking in their drink—but if it’s been spiked, ice will usually still float.Source

A Facebook post uses a photo from the US that has appeared in other hoax posts about missing elderly men.Source

Thousands of people commented on and shared the post in 24 hours.Source

While most Labour governments haven’t, historic unemployment data suggests there’s at least one exception.Source

A video on social media claims that avoiding refined sugar and eating an ‘alkaline’ diet will have an anti-cancer effect. This isn’t supported by the evidence.Source

An Instagram video claims that raw unpasteurised milk cures lactose intolerance. But raw milk still contains lactose and there’s no evidence it will prevent the digestive issues this causes.Source