The government spent £63,000 on influencer marketing for Test and Trace
They paid 42 social media stars, including Shaughna Phillips. 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.
The laws introducing a third English lockdown do not make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory
Parliament did vote on new regulations on Wednesday, but these new rules didn’t make vaccines mandatory. Read
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A satirical caption in a South African newspaper under a picture of a British woman getting the vaccine has caused confusion
The photo of a woman getting a Covid-19 vaccine has been used as evidence that the media is lying to people. Read
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The time on Boris Johnson’s watch does not prove his televised address wasn’t live
The watch appears upside down to the viewer, but shows 8pm. Read
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The government has awarded a contract to develop technology that proves you’ve recently had a negative Covid-19 test
This doesn’t mean that vaccination passports are planned. Read
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Some on the Pfizer vaccine trials did get Bell’s palsy, but not more than we’d expect by chance
Four volunteers developed Bell’s palsy after getting a Covid-19 vaccine, but this doesn’t mean they are linked. Read
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There’s no evidence the Pfizer vaccine interferes with the placenta
One expert said the possibility was ‘vanishingly small’. Read
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Claims about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine ingredients lack evidence
Claims about PEG, non-neutralizing antibodies, fertility and late effects have been made about the first Covid-19 vaccine approved in the UK. Read
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No evidence Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine affects women’s fertility
The vaccine causes an immune response to a spike protein, but this almost certainly won’t make the body attack the placenta. Read
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Mersey Care has only had five Covid-19 deaths because it is not an acute trust
This is the second time we’ve seen FOI requests on Covid-19 deaths sent to trusts who are unlikely to deal with seriously ill coronavirus patients. Read
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