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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Arrest Of ’45-Year-Old British mother in the UK’ Who Was Then Sentenced To Prison For A Facebook Post
Did an image shared on social media capture the recent arrest of a "45-year-old British mother in the UK" later sentenced to nine months in prison for a Facebook post? No, that's not true: The image first appeared online in 2017. It docum
Full Fact→ How Covid conspiracy theories in local Facebook groups led me to fact checking
As part of our #FactsMatter campaign, our news and online senior fact checker Sian Bayley shares what inspired her to tackle misinformation
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Posts Offering Free Food For Needy Americans Is A Click-Bait Operation Based In Zimbabwe
Does a series of Facebook posts offering needy Americans "free food and stuff" provide real information about food banks in the United States? No, that's not true: None of the posts provide any actual locations for those in need to get fr
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Cleveland Clinic didn’t say millions of people with COVID-19 vaccines will die within 5 years
Says Cleveland Clinic said, “Millions of COVID-vaxxed will die within ‘5 years.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fabricated image of Pope Francis greeting a purported Church of Satan priest spreads online
Photo shows “Pope Francis, shaking the hand of the priest of the Church of Satan.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk didn’t offer $15 million to WNBA star Caitlin Clark
“Caitlin Clark stuns the globe, rejects Elon Musk’s $15 million offer.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This video does not prove ‘weather modification’ caused northern Michigan ice storm
Video of gray skies in northern Michigan is proof of weather modification.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Laura Loomer’s X posts don’t prove that national security official added journalist to Signal chat
Conservative activist Laura Loomer’s reporting proves “Alex Wong is the individual who added (journalist) Jeffrey Goldberg” to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Retired boxer Laila Ali didn’t die giving birth. She wasn’t pregnant, and she’s alive
“Daughter of boxing legend, Muhammed Ali, Laila Ali, has lost her life while giving birth in a Canadian hospital.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This police officer isn’t in danger, but your personal information might be; these posts are scams
Photo shows a missing police officer in “extreme danger.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Myanmar quake affected Thailand, but these photos predate that
Images show damage from an “earthquake in Thailand.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fall for unfounded claims about Elon Musk urging to boycott ‘The View’
“Elon Musk called for a boycott of ‘The View,’ labeling it ‘a meeting place for ignorant women.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Trump didn’t suggest we replace Pride month with veterans month
President Donald Trump “just suggested replacing pride month with veterans month in honor of those who served.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show troops preparing to defend Greenland against US
Video shows “France and Denmark are sending troops to Greenland to prepare for (an) attack from Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk didn’t fund a Neuralink implant procedure for a 7-year-old named ‘Lily Thompson’
Elon Musk funded a Neuralink implant procedure for a 7-year-old girl “who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Phoenix’s wildfire risk linked to climate change and invasive plants, not Bill Gates
Phoenix’s increased wildfire risk is linked to Bill Gates’ “smart city” plans.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Beep, beep: Teslas and other American cars are still sold in Canada
“Canada makes bold decision to shut down Tesla and the US auto industry.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no $20,000 hidden grant program for roof repairs; video of Musk is AI-generated
“Elon Musk exposes hidden $20K roof grant. Congress approved it."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Facebook Warning Says ‘Justin Scott’ and ‘Carla Howell’ Are Fugitive Suspects In Death Of Baby ‘Emily Darnell’ — Part Of Scam
Does a Facebook post alert users to an authentic "Homicide Bureau" fugitive case identifying 'Justin Scott' and 'Carla Howell' as suspects in the death of a 10-month-old named 'Emily Darnell'? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling o
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trump showed the Declaration of Independence, not the Bitcoin whitepaper, at the White House
Video shows the Bitcoin whitepaper “was spotted at the White House.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t say Tesla is ‘doomed’
Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.”
Full Fact→ Hoax posts about homicide suspect on the run shared in at least 20 Facebook community groups
The hoax posts share photos of children who have been reported missing in the US, and there are no reports of any such homicide in the UK.
Full Fact→ MP corrects Facebook post about the NHS waiting list
Full Fact→ False Toby Carvery offers circulate on Facebook again
The company that owns the restaurant chain has confirmed that this offer is not real.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Santos Chylice’ Facebook Warning About Homicide Of Baby ‘Gonzalez Cassandra’ in Holly Hill — Part Of Scam
Is a "Homicide Bureau" searching for "Santos Chylice" over "the death of 8-month-old baby Gonzalez Cassandra" in Holly Hill? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling on readers to be on the lookout for her used the mugshot of someone l
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, JFK Jr. didn’t write a letter saying that former President Joe Biden was ‘a traitor’
Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Was Zelenskyy's Pennsylvania visit ‘election interference’? Why experts say no
Says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “engaged in election interference by campaigning” in Pennsylvania for former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Russell Robinson’ And ‘Dycorrian Wayne Lofton’ Facebook Warnings About 18-Year-Old Knocking On Doors, Stabbing — Part Of Scam
Are people in various communities in the United States and England being warned about an 18-year-old known as Russell Robinson or Dycorrian Wayne Lofton knocking on doors and attacking people after he gains their trust? No, that's not tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Tyler Chapman’ And ‘Shaila Bradshaw’ Facebook Warning About Homicide Of Baby ‘Marquel Smith’ In Kansas And Other Places — Part Of Scam
Is a "Homicide Bureau" searching for "Tyler Chapman" and "Shaila Bradshaw" over "the death of eight-month-old Marquel Smith"? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling on readers to be on the lookout for them in various locations used m
Full Fact→ Facebook post about missing Wakefield police officer is a hoax
The post actually shares a photo of a police officer in Ohio, United States, who has not gone missing.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, DOGE didn’t find that the General Services Administration has been paying Michelle Obama
DOGE found former first lady Michelle Obama “has been receiving a monthly $122,000 payment from the (General Services Administration) since 2009.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Elon Musk campaigned to cancel ‘The View’
Elon Musk “launches a public campaign to terminate ‘The View.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Whoopi Goldberg didn’t get ‘The View’ a $6 million federal grant. That claim originated as satire.
The Department of Government Efficiency “found a $6 million grant awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to ‘promote diversity on The View.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Stacey Abrams didn’t admit to using $2 billion from EPA to buy votes in Georgia
Video shows “Stacey Abrams admits the $2 billion Joe Biden’s EPA gave her was used to buy votes of people in Georgia by purchasing them new appliances.”
Full Fact→ Morrisons is not giving free food boxes to anyone who likes a Facebook post
A Facebook post that claims people who like the post get a free food box has 14,000 likes.
Full Fact→ Hoax posts still rife on Facebook 18 months on from Full Fact’s investigation
Our fact checking of claims on Facebook in February identified almost 50 communities across the UK which have been victims of bogus appeals or warnings.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Image of weeping first lady Melania Trump is AI-generated
Photo shows first lady Melania Trump crying.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: INAUTHENTIC Ads On Facebook Use FAKE Quotes From Karoline Leavitt And Elon Musk
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announce on Fox News that tech billionaire Elon Musk left the U.S. after revealing "a secret at-home method that can reverse diabetes for good"? No, none of that is true: Paid ads circulati
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Just Copy and Paste A Guy’s Facebook Zelenskyy Post — He Gave Credit
Did President Trump just copy and paste another person's Facebook post about Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for a March 2, 2025, Truth Social post? No, that's not true: The X.com post suggesting Trump ripped off the post word-for-word fail