Health
Pfizer’s CEO has had Covid-19 vaccine
A video of Albert Bourla saying he hasn’t been vaccinated for Covid-19 yet is from December 2020. Read
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Sarah Turnnidge
Fact Checker (former)
Sarah previously worked for HuffPost UK, and before that worked in local newsrooms including the Bristol Post, the Essex Echo and the Thurrock Independent.
Health
Estimates of 650,000 annual flu deaths can’t be compared to Covid-19 deaths
The WHO estimated in 2017 that there are 290,000 to 650,000 flu-related deaths each year. Read
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Health
No evidence Australian child ‘Lachlan Leary’ died from vaccine
A Facebook comment about the seven-year-old boy has been shared thousands of times online. Read
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Health
Boris Johnson’s PPE figures don’t tell the whole story
The Prime Minister claimed during PMQs that the UK is now capable of producing 80% of its own PPE. Read
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Health
The Nuremberg Code doesn’t state that mask mandates are a war crime
The Code, which was created in response to human experimentation in Nazi concentration camps, does not mention masks. Read
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NASA hasn’t ‘just’ hired 24 theologians to study future discovery of aliens
The space agency funded a study programme for 24 theologians which ended in 2017. Read
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A giant asteroid isn’t about to ‘crash into the Earth’s atmosphere’
The closest the asteroid in question will come to the Earth’s surface is 3.5 million miles away. Read
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Health
No evidence masks limit oxygen for children
A post on Instagram claims masks ‘do nothing’ but limit oxygen flow and increase risk of bacteria and illness. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The Warm Home Discount is £140 for the entire winter, not a week
The Prime Minister described the discount incorrectly during PMQs. Read
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Boris Johnson did say inflation fears had been ‘unfounded’
The Prime Minister denied ever making the comment during the first PMQs of the year. Read
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