Category Archives: Full Fact

Identical posts have appeared in social media groups for communities in Doncaster, Whaley Bridge and Gateshead.Source

Brexit did not have any direct impact on the laws relating to human rights in the UK.Source

The only punishment available is a fine. Failure to pay the fine is a separate offence that can ultimately result in a prison sentence.Source

The posts claiming the boy has gone missing in the UK use an image shared by a woman in the US in 2020.Source

A video showing people collapsing claims to show deaths due to 5G activating ingredients injected into them.Source

A widespread meme on social media is clearly wrong when it suggests there is no evidence that the Covid vaccines saved any lives at all.Source

A graph published on the newspaper’s website suggested a steeper recent rise in net migration than that shown by Office for National Statistics figures.Source

A post on Facebook also makes a misleading claim about small boat crossings to the UK.Source

The image used in two posts was taken from a Seattle photographer’s website, despite the claim that the person searching was born in both Plymouth and Bristol.Source

A picture of a dog reported found in a County Durham Facebook group was actually taken in Australia in 2019.Source

Multiple Facebook posts have claimed that £37 billion was spent on the NHS Test and Trace app when it actually cost about £35 million in 2020/21.Source