Health Fellow (former)
The donkey in a widely shared image was carried by soldiers because it was too weak to keep up, not in order to stop it from detonating landmines. Read
It is a picture taken from previous work of interior designer and co-founder of Soane Britain, Lulu Lytle. Read
Health
The studies have a future completion date to allow long term follow up of participants. That doesn’t mean that the data we have so far is invalid. Read
Health
Although current data demonstrates a higher mortality rate for this Covid-19 variant, this is based on small numbers. Read
Health
It’s been falsely claimed the WHO said PCR tests are flawed. It said “weak positive” cases with high “cycle thresholds” may need to be retested. Read
Health
A woman reading out a newspaper makes several claims about the pandemic which are false or misleading. Read
Health
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
Crime
The personal security app allows users to alert contacts if they feel unsafe. Read
Health
A Facebook post made unevidenced claims about blood clots and the AstraZeneca vaccine. Read
A famous wildlife image has returned, and appears to be genuine. Read
