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A study in Nature Geoscience said that the Earth’s inner core might no longer be spinning faster than the rest of the planet—not that it might have stopped spinning altogether. Read
These posts claim that a man has gone missing in several different UK locations, but use photographs of different men from the US. Read
Health
A post on Facebook wrongly suggests that mRNA technology used in two Covid-19 vaccines has also been used in the flu vaccine. Read
Health
The Mirror suggested that flu was responsible for about one in 10 deaths at the beginning of this year. But these are deaths from flu or pneumonia—not necessarily both. Read
The false claim that delegates had to be flown to Davos by unvaccinated pilots has been circulating on social media. Read
The post includes a picture of a boy who it says is from Derbyshire and called Brayden. In fact the picture shows an American boy called Kai seven years ago. Read
Health
Dr Aseem Malhotra told the BBC that mRNA vaccines were “a likely contributing factor” to excess deaths in the UK. But the vaccines will have limited them, by preventing tens of thousands of deaths. Read
Alister Jack told the House of Commons that there is “no desire in Scotland” for EU membership. Opinion polls suggest otherwise. Read
Health
There is evidence that masks work to reduce the spread of Covid-19, but making them compulsory did not reverse a wave in the summer of 2020. Read
A video claims that the WEF has launched an initiative to stop Christmas traditions—but no such initiative exists. Read
