Fact Checker (former)
Health
Records show the Health Secretary used the phrase about care homes in May 2020 to describe actions taken in the first wave of the pandemic. Read
A widely-shared social media video claims to show a magnet sticking to what appears to be a vaccine vial. Read
Health
Julia Hartley-Brewer claimed on talkRADIO that fewer than 10 people a week are now dying from Covid-19. This is untrue. Read
Official figures put the town’s highest number of people vaccinated in a single day at 5,465, not tens of thousands. Read
Thousands of people have shared a quote attributed to the broadcaster about a tree felled for HS2. Read
Health
Articles claimed Londoners made more searches than any other UK city for teeth whitening. The study failed to adjust for population. Read
Russia was not the first country to perform an autopsy on a Covid-19 victim. Read
Baseless claims that the Covid-19 vaccines contain a microchip have persisted throughout the pandemic. Read
There is no evidence that using something that has been sterilised with ethylene oxide, such as a Covid-19 swab, is harmful. Read
Facebook memes about MP attendance exclude important information. Read
