Police tweet about helicopter joy riders in Merseyside is fake
A mock tweet from Merseyside Police falsely claimed four men took an air ambulance helicopter on a joyride. 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.
A George Floyd mural in Manchester was not chosen over a Lee Rigby memorial
A Facebook post falsely claims that Manchester councillors approved a George Floyd mural over one of Lee Rigby. Read
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Letter to MHRA is filled with false Covid-19 claims
These include falsehoods that all people who die after a positive Covid test are registered as having died of Covid and that the Covid vaccines are experimental. Read
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Health
Viral video includes lots of false claims and half truths
These include claims that there is a blanket approach to DNACPRs on elderly and disabled people, that the Covid-19 vaccines are experimental and genocidal, and that the Covid-19 pandemic was planned. Read
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Bill Gates has not bought Telegram
Instagram post falsely claims Bill Gates has bought the messaging app Telegram. Read
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Photo of Mike Tyson in ‘Plan-Demic’ t-shirt has been edited
A photo of Mike Tyson wearing a t-shirt promoting the ‘Plan-Demic’ conspiracy theory has been altered Read
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No evidence rapper DMX had Covid-19 vaccine before his death
There is no evidence that rapper DMX had a Covid-19 vaccine before he died of a heart attack. Read
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Godfrey Bloom video makes false claims about vaccines
Former MEP Godfrey Bloom has made a number of false claims about Covid-19 vaccines Read
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Street fight was not filmed when lockdown eased in England
A film of a brawl in a city centre street was not taken in Luton as the pubs re-opened. Read
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Health
Facebook post makes misleading claims about Covid-19 passports and death rate
A post on Facebook makes misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines, Covid-19 passports, infection, transmission and the death rate. Read
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