Health
Email asking people to pay for Omicron Covid-19 tests is a scam
There is no Omicron-specific PCR test and the NHS has confirmed the email is a scam. 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.
Immigration
Resettlement figures don’t give us the full picture on refugee numbers
It’s true that the UK has resettled the highest number of refugees since 2015, compared to other European countries. Read
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Health
A ‘government consultation’ isn’t skewing data on lockdowns
An anti-lockdown group heavily criticised the survey, which was run by YouGov, not the UK government. Read
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WEF founder Klaus Schwab has not been arrested
Several online articles have claimed that the founder of the World Economic Forum was arrested by Swiss Police. Read
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QR scanners in Sainsbury’s are not for vaccine passes
New gates have been installed in a Holborn Sainsbury’s store as part of a checkout-free shopping trial. Read
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Health
Radio 4 programme featured Covid vaccine misinformation
A member of the public was allowed to share vaccine misinformation during a live broadcast. Read
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Hunt for child who told man ‘you’re not my dad’ was false alarm
Police have called off the search—but two newspapers only updated their websites to reflect this after Full Fact contacted them. Read
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No evidence GPS ‘smart dust’ is being implanted in humans
In 2006 Hitachi announced the world’s smallest radio frequency identification, known as “smart dust”. Read
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You can’t recharge an electric car by attaching a generator to the wheel
The reason no one has manufactured a self-charging electric car is it would break the laws of physics. Read
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Brexit hasn’t quadrupled the cost of fuel for fishing boats
An old social media post, which is being shared again, claims that Brexit would cause the cost of fuel used by fishing boats to more than quadruple. This is not correct. Read
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