Free paper repeats falsehoods on deaths following vaccination
There’s no proof 1,400 people have died because of the vaccination. Read
Fact checks
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.
WHO advice about asymptomatic transmission has changed since the start of the pandemic
A video claiming to show Matt Hancock saying WHO had told him there was little asymptomatic transmission of Covid-19 takes his words out of context. Read
Fact checks
Video of man reporting Covid-19 crimes to police is full of misinformation
A viral video contains a list of debunked theories about the vaccine and disease. Read
Fact checks
The deadline for opting out of the NHS GP data collection has changed
NHS Digital will start collecting the data at the start of September. Read
Fact checks
British Airways is not in ‘crisis talks’ with the government about vaccinated pilots
There is no evidence three pilots died of the Covid-19 vaccine. Four pilots have recently died, but BA says these are not linked. Read
Fact checks
Health
Possible link between Pfizer second dose and mild heart inflammation in young men
Most men studied in Israel had to go into hospital for a few days but the majority of cases were quite mild. Read
Fact checks
Health
What’s happening with your NHS data?
We cover whether your data’s being sold, the types of opt-out available and what exactly has changed. Read
Analysis
This Morning guest makes misleading claims on vaccine efficacy
Evidence points to the fact that vaccines do stop you catching Covid and spreading it. Read
Fact checks
Getting a Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t mean you can connect to Bluetooth
This rumour is totally false. Read
Fact checks
Health
Can I go to amber list countries?
There have been conflicting reports on the reasons you can travel to amber status countries from England. Read
Analysis
