Journalist
The report came from fake CNN Twitter accounts which have now been suspended. The photo used appears to be of a YouTuber, who is alive. Read
Health
The former LBC broadcaster made misleading claims about vaccines, infection rates and death tolls. Read
Even though a police car’s registration may show as ‘overdue’, the government’s MOT checking site explains the vehicles are exempt. Read
It shows a ferry in Scotland during Storm Dennis in February 2020. Read
This familiar claim has returned on Facebook. MPs’ food and drink allowance, when they are away on business, is £25 per day. Read
The claim that more people die in storms with female names, like Eunice, is based on flawed research. Better evidence suggests that the name makes no difference. Read
Participants in the original vaccine trial were required not to have unprotected sex for 28 days after their second dose, but this is just a standard precaution in new drug trials. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
An article in the Express used accurate figures from Labour showing more pensioners are in debt, but that doesn’t mean that more pensioners have a debt problem. Read
An almost identical fake offer of a free holiday to Santorini has been shared on Facebook before. Read
The idea that microscopic organisms cause many diseases, which humans often pass on to one another, is an established scientific fact. Read
