Health
You cannot catch Legionnaires’ disease from a mask
Legionnaires’ disease is a bacterial infection caught through water. 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.
Charles Bronson has not attacked Ian Huntley in prison
The men are in two different prisons. Read
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This is not a photo of people seeking asylum in England
The photo was taken in Germany before the coronavirus pandemic. Read
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A Lee Rigby charity football Facebook page was taken down due to a hacking attempt
Facebook said that the page has now been reinstated. Read
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Health
mRNA vaccines are being developed for Covid-19, but they do not change your DNA
mRNA works by instructing cells, not altering DNA. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
An Express headline on how many working carers fear for their job is flawed
The poll it’s based on didn’t ask if people thought they would get sacked, it asked if they thought they would be forced to leave their jobs. Read
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Health
The RSPCA has said that they are worried people will abandon pets because the economic effects of Covid-19
The company said in a press release that they are worried the current economic climate would lead to more abandoned pets. Read
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Health
Leicester residents are not being forcibly tested for coronavirus
Leicester City Council said that no one is being forced by them to take Covid-19 tests. Read
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These figures for the size of House Of Commons, House of Lords, and the EU parliament are all correct
However, the European Union does have lawmakers that aren’t elected by the public. Read
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Health
The BBC did not say that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is planning to put microchips in Covid-19 vaccines
The article in question is a speculative article on the future of travel and does not mention microchips. Read
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