The nurses that treated Boris Johnson for coronavirus are real UK nurses
Both are registered nurses working at St Thomas’s hospital. Read
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Rachael Krishna
Fact Checker (former)
Rachael joined Full Fact in April 2019, having previously worked as a reporter for BuzzFeed News. She worked with the fact-checking team, and has experience and interest in online misinformation and social media.
The NHS is not asking people with type O negative blood to go to donate at Manchester Royal Infirmary
NHS Blood and Transplant have said that the post asking for donors in Manchester is fake. Read
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Anyone can make an Extinction Rebellion sticker
There have been numerous instances of the Extinction Rebellion logo being used to mock the group or distort its message. Read
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This text message is not an official government communication
While people have received a genuine text from the government about the new coronavirus lockdown rules, one about monitoring their movement is fake. Read
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Vladimir Putin did not say that all Russian people should stay at home or face five years in jail
Russia currently has no nationwide restrictions of this kind. Read
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An adoption centre did pause adoptions of rabbits for fear they’d be used as food, but there’s no evidence it’s widespread
The adoption centre said they were worried by a number of phone calls. Read
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This is a scam and is not from the government
This is a phishing scam. Read
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List of symptoms and how to prevent the new coronavirus contains inaccuracies
The viral post makes a number of claims about the symptoms of and ways to prevent Covid-19, but not all of them are right. Read
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These claims about the new coronavirus and 5G are unfounded
There is no evidence of a link between coronavirus and 5G. Read
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Holding your breath is not an indicator of whether you have the new coronavirus, and drinking water doesn’t protect against it
Holding your breath is not an indicator of whether you have the new coronavirus, and drinking water doesn’t protect against it. Read
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