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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has not been arrested for vaccine data fraud
There’s no evidence this happened—Pfizer says the claim is false and he was not arrested. Read
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Daniella de Block Golding
Health Fellow (former)
Daniella joined Full Fact in February 2021 and was our Health Fellow. She is a medical doctor and prior to joining Full Fact was working in hospital and GP settings. She was a 2018/19 Churchill Fellow and has undertaken research in lived experiences of HIV, and Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) roll out. She has a particular interest in community medicine, sexual health and communication in healthcare.
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Molnupiravir and ivermectin are not the same
Both drugs are produced by Merck, but that doesn’t mean that they are the same. Read
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Guardian wrong to suggest unvaccinated deaths are the majority currently
UKHSA explains that this is because a larger proportion of the population are vaccinated than unvaccinated. Read
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Joe Rogan podcast uses Covid-19 death data out of context
The UKHSA explained these figures are to be expected, because a larger proportion of the population are vaccinated than unvaccinated. Read
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Health
False claims from funeral director about facemasks, vaccines and the pandemic
A widely shared video on social media, featuring an interview with a funeral director contains false information about the Covid-19 pandemic. Read
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Covid-19 can be fatal and tests for it aren’t rigged
According to the ONS there have been over 128,000 deaths with Covid-19 listed as the underlying cause in England and Wales since March 2020. Read
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NHSX website doesn’t reveal vaccine passport roll out
The government confirmed that proving vaccination status continues to be an option, rather than a definite plan for December. Read
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There is no HIV in the Covid-19 vaccines
A video on Instagram includes many false claims about Covid-19 vaccines including that they contain HIV. Read
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World leaders will not get Tesla cars at COP26
Jaguar Land Rover electric cars will be supplied, and any generators required for charging them will be run on recycled cooking oil. Read
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Viral image doesn’t show an elephant fish
An image being widely shared on social media looks decidedly different from recognised species of elephant fish. Read
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