If you are ever suspicious of information flying around social media, you should always do your own research to see if it is true or not. A great site to use is Snopes, which describes itself as “the internet’s definitive fact-checking resource”. Snopes uses a range of ratings against each fact checked, including true, mostly true, false, mostly false and scam, as describing a nuanced topic with one word is not always accurate. The site is often referenced by news media and is considered to be trustworthy.

Have a look at the “what’s new” and “hot 50” to see the latest information to be verified, or check @snopes on Twitter.