Category Archives: Full Fact

A video claiming the police promised to destroy the cages is wrong.Source

An ONS bulletin about Covid-19 deaths by vaccination status does not show the vaccine is killing people in huge numbers.Source

A Facebook post makes several claims about the benefits of arriving in the UK illegally compared to other countries. Many of the claims are false or misleading.Source

Social media claims that 1 in 40 children now get myocarditis are based on limited evidence—and ignore official evidence to the contrary.Source

The rate reached its lowest level last summer but has been rising ever since.Source

A Facebook post claiming to be a mother searching for her missing daughter is a hoax. It uses the photo of a girl who is believed to have been murdered in New Hampshire, US.Source

Journalist Isabel Oakeshott twice claimed that 100,000 children left education permanently as a result of the pandemic.Source

A Facebook post claims that a man with dementia is lost with his dog and needs help getting home. It is a hoax.Source

It’s been claimed on social media that amygdalin, a substance found in some nuts and seeds, kills cancer cells. The evidence for treating cancer is not there, and the substance can be harmful.Source

A BMA advertisement says that a junior doctor makes just £14.09 per hour. This might be true in some cases, but on average junior doctors earn much more.Source

There are also no official plans for Ukrainians to be paid a universal basic income through the app, as has been claimed on social media.Source