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fullfact.org > technology > tiktok-penalising-misinformation-content

Why is TikTok penalising content designed to highlight misinformation? – Full Fact

19+ hour, 56+ min ago  (363+ words) Recently, we received a community guidelines violation from TikTok on a video featuring one of our fact checkers, where she offered practical advice on how to avoid misinformation related to conflict in the Middle East. As a result, the video…...

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fullfact.org > shopping > cadburys-eid-box-misleading-claim

‘Eid Mubarak’ chocolate box is not being sold by Cadbury – Full Fact

16+ hour, 30+ min ago  (294+ words) A picture shows Cadbury is selling a celebratory chocolate box that says "Happy Eid Mubarak" written inside. A Cadbury spokesperson confirmed the box is not a genuine Cadbury product. The box pictured is being sold on eBay by an independent…...

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fullfact.org > shopping > fake-garden-seeds-offer-facebook-case-study

‘I’m just kicking myself’: How a fake garden seeds offer on Facebook almost cost a Full Fact reader over £500 – Full Fact

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (556+ words) A Full Fact reader who was fooled by a fake gardening offer on Facebook has told us how the bogus post nearly cost her over "500. Sandy Hillery, 79, from Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, contacted us to share her story after reading…...

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fullfact.org > government-tracker > railways-public-ownership

Has the government brought the railways into public ownership? – Full Fact

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (641+ words) We will put passengers at the heart of the service by reforming the railways and bringing them into public ownership" Labour manifesto, page 33 South Western Railway, c2c and Greater Anglia have been brought into public ownership, following the passing of the…...

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fullfact.org > culture-and-society > satire-guardian-christmas-offensive-muslims

Fake Guardian headline about Christmas being ‘offensive’ to Muslims shared online – Full Fact

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (300+ words) The Guardian has published an opinion piece about Christmas being deeply offensive to Muslims. This is not a real Guardian article. It was first shared by a satirical account. A screenshot shared on social media appears to show an opinion…...

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fullfact.org > us > trump-epstein-fake-image-ai

Fake image of young Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein recirculates online – Full Fact

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (206+ words) This image isn't real. It was very likely created with artificial intelligence. An image shared on social media appears to show a younger President Donald Trump with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but it isn't real and was likely…...

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fullfact.org > world > pakistan-flight-video-shared-air-india-crash-false

Video of plane’s cabin shows turbulence on a Pakistani flight, not the Air India crash – Full Fact

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (359+ words) A video shows the inside of the aeroplane moments before the Air India crash on 12 June. False. This video actually shows turbulence on a domestic flight in Pakistan from May 2025 and is unrelated to the recent Air India disaster. A…...