Fact Checker (former)
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An article in The Independent claims majority support for Thailand’s decision to admit vaccinated travellers. But Twitter polls mean nothing. Read
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These include common falsehoods that mRNA vaccines will change your DNA (they won’t) and that the vaccines aren’t safe and effective (they are). Read
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A Covid-19 Q&A graphic has been widely shared on social media. It makes lots of inaccurate claims about the vaccines. Read
It doesn’t appear as if confirmation of vaccination will be mandatory, though Spain is planning on introducing vaccination passports. Read
In 1997 he wrote ‘Nanny is confiscating their toys’ referring to gun owners following a handgun ban prompted by the Dunblane Massacre. Read
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The 0.7% funding is on top of the proposed 1% NHS pay increase, but it will only benefit a minority of staff. Read
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Parliament made a commitment to raise the total NHS budget, but did not specify how that money should be spent. Read
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Most of the money spent on Test and Trace goes on testing. Serco plays a big part in tracing, but does not receive a majority of the funding. Read
An image of a young model is not Mary from Gogglebox but glamour model Susan Shaw Read
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Viral claims include that Covid-19 vaccines will change your DNA (they won’t) and contain something called luciferase (they don’t). Read
