A 7pm sunset in the UK is more than 39 days away
The sun will set after 7pm when the clocks go forward on 26 March. Read
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Grace Rahman
News & Online Editor
Grace joined Full Fact in March 2018 from the Press Association. She’s in charge of our work on the Third Party Fact Checking programme with Facebook and is particularly interested in debunking rumours spreading on social media.
She is a qualified journalist and has a Biology degree.
Health
Andrew Bridgen wrong to call mRNA vaccines gene therapy
Gene therapy has a specific definition which does not include the mRNA vaccines. Read
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Health
Nothing has been ‘added’ to the children’s flu vaccine to cause strep A
A Facebook post claims something’s been added to the nasal flu mist to make children sick. This is false. Read
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UN soldiers are not forcing the unvaccinated into camps
The claim is being made on Facebook but there is no evidence it is happening. Read
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Health
Covid death rates were not a ‘lie’
While different measures of death rates have their own strengths and limitations, they all broadly concur that, in the UK, sadly, around 200,000 people have died of Covid-19. Read
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Toby Carvery meal giveaway is not official
A Facebook giveaway falsely claims to be affiliated with a restaurant brand. Read
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‘Facts’ in a graphic about UK Muslims are mostly wrong
The Facebook post makes a number of false claims about Muslim mayors, mosque numbers, Sharia councils and other information about Muslims in Britain. Read
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Video does not show ‘immigrants’ catching seagulls to ‘feast’ on
It actually shows volunteers ‘ringing’ a bird for research purposes. Read
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Facebook post about dog found ‘freezing’ in Falkirk is a hoax
The picture accompanying the post was taken from an article about a dog attack in Northern Ireland. Read
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European countries’ Test and Trace programmes cost much more than €100,000
The Covid-19 tracking apps of countries like Germany and the Netherlands alone cost millions of euros. Read
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