Website makes false claims about vaccines and miscarriages
Daily Expose has claimed that the Covid-19 vaccine is to blame for dozens of miscarriages. There is no evidence for this. Read
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Tom Norton
Journalist (former)
Tom joined Full Fact as a journalist in February 2021 from his position as finance correspondent at the Health Service Journal. He previously worked for the Nottingham Post as its health correspondent. He also worked as an Investigations Executive for the UK advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority.
Instagram post gets it wrong about Covid-19 vaccines and animal testing
An Instagram post has repeated falsehoods about the survival rate for Covid-19 and vaccine testing on animals. Read
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Facebook post about poppy graffiti on mosque is misleading
A Facebook post about two men who defaced a mosque with a poppy picture doesn’t say what other offences they admitted. Read
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David Icke makes false claim that vaccines are ‘gene therapy’
Conspiracy theorist David Icke has made unsubstantiated claims about Covid-19 transmission , climate change and gene therapy. Read
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Piers Corbyn makes misleading claims about vaccine deaths
Piers Corbyn has falsely claimed vaccines caused over a thousand deaths and nearly a million adverse reactions. Read
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Hecklers at Twickenham Stadium vaccine drive spout false claims
A video filmed by protestors at Twickenham Stadium repeats Covid-19 vaccine claims we’ve debunked several times before. Read
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Ian Brown wrong to claim Japan refuses blood from anyone who’s been vaccinated
Lead singer of The Stone Roses, Ian Brown, has falsely claimed that Japan has stopped anyone vaccinated for Covid-19 from giving blood. Read
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Having a Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t make you more vulnerable to the disease
A Facebook post that claims people who are vaccinated may become particularly ill from ‘vaccine enhancement syndrome’ is completely wrong. Read
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Freedom March video littered with false claims about Covid-19 cures
A speech made by a prominent anti-lockdown influencer includes false claims about Ivermectin, vitamin D and hydroxychloroquine. Read
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Dead birds in India were not killed by 5G
A social media post falsely claims hundreds of birds in India were killed by 5G. Read
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