Fact checks
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.
Kabul plane was not inflatable decoy
A Facebook post claims that decoy planes were filmed in Kabul, comparing them to the dummy vehicles used during the Second World War. Read
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Video of people falling from plane in Kabul shows a US aircraft
A distressing video of people falling from the underside of an aircraft leaving the airport in Kabul is being shared online. Read
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Health
How media reporting of modelling has shaped our understanding of the pandemic
Scientific modelling has been widely criticised throughout the pandemic. We spoke to some of the leading experts behind the numbers about how they felt their work had been reported . Read
Analysis
Magna Carta can’t be used to seize Edinburgh Castle
Claims that the historic law can be used to lawfully dissent against the government are completely untrue. Read
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Europe
Post makes misleading claims about Covid vaccines and animal trials
Animals used in clinical trials are usually euthanised so scientists can examine their organs. Read
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Registering as a car’s keeper doesn’t automatically mean you don’t own it
Vehicles should be registered in the name of the person who uses it. Read
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Environment
Headlines exaggerate danger of hydrogen boilers
Claims that hydrogen boilers could explode at quadruple the rate of conventional gas boilers ignore vital context. Read
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Health
Vaccine deaths are not higher than Covid-19 deaths
An article reproduced across a number of sites repeatedly draws misleading conclusions from official data. Read
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Health
Australian government hasn’t admitted vaccines are a dangerous poison
Medicines are generally referred to as poisons in Western Australian legislation. Read
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