53 people have not died in Gibraltar because of the Covid-19 vaccine
The territory has had 70 Covid-19 deaths overall and 6 have died since getting the vaccine. 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.
Adolescents have been recruited for Covid-19 vaccine trials in the US
2,000 children aged between 12 and 15 have been recruited onto the trial, with parental consent. Read
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Some pensioners still receive a free TV licence
An extremely viral post contrasts TV licence changes for the over-75s with DJ Zoe Ball’s pay cheque. Read
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What you need to know about the claims 23 people died after getting the Covid-19 vaccine in Norway
Norwegian officials suspect common side effects like nausea may have contributed to the deaths in very frail patients. Read
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Health
Do you need to carry proof if you’re exempt from wearing a mask?
The government says you don’t need to carry proof by law but the police union says you might need to show it to avoid a fine. Read
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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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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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