Immigration
No evidence small boat arrivals beat NHS waiting lists
A Facebook post claims people arriving in small boats can beat the NHS waiting lists. 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
Bayer executive wrongly said mRNA vaccines are gene therapy
A spokesperson for Bayer said Stefan Oelrich’s comments were an ‘obvious slip of the tongue’. Read
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Video of Italian protesters removing European flag from building is from 2013
It’s been claimed that the video was filmed during the recent general election in Italy. Read
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Health
Flu vaccines may contain harmless levels of formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is naturally present in our bodies, and there isn’t enough in vaccines to harm us. Read
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Photo of Meghan Markle in outfit similar to Princess Diana’s was not taken at Queen’s funeral
The photo of the Duchess of Sussex was actually taken in 2019. Read
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Picture of Queen in Spitfire is fake
The image of her in a Spitfire’s cockpit has been edited. Read
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Immigration
Asylum seekers do not get £175 per week on a prepaid card
It’s closer to £175 per person per month. Read
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Controversial colonial carriage belongs to Dutch not British royal family
Some online have claimed the 1898 ‘golden coach’ belonged to Queen Elizabeth II. Read
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Health
UK children under 12 aren’t ‘banned’ from having the Covid-19 vaccine
Children who turned five before September 2022 are still eligible, as are some others. Read
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Health
Scrabble picture is wrong to say Covid-19 doesn’t exist
There is plenty of evidence the disease and the virus that causes it are real. Read
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