Fact Checker (former)
Health
Newspapers have incorrectly reported the results of a review of evidence relating to Covid-19 in children. Read
An argument that the flu vaccine doesn’t work because the flu has not been eliminated doesn’t add up. Read
A Facebook post about NHS PPE shortages has been falsely attributed to Jennifer Saunders. Read
A Facebook post has incorrectly claimed that McDonald’s branches in the UK reopened on Monday 27 April. Read
The UK did not join an EU scheme to stockpile medical equipment. However, even if the UK had joined this scheme, the budget would deliver nowhere near 50,000 ventilators across all participants. Read
A mobile phone mast was relocated due to local concerns about school cancer cases. But there is no evidence to suggest the mobile phone mast caused the cancers. Read
Health
There is no evidence to suggest that 5G is increasing the spread of the new coronavirus. Read
A viral list containing good news stories about Covid-19 is largely accurate, but needs some context. Read
Many scientists are working on a vaccine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, but it will likely be 18 months before it is available for public use. Read
This is not a real news story. Read
