Police have not said a West Midlands teen was "murdered" with a Covid-19 vaccine
A video on Facebook wrongly claims police have “agreed” that a teenager was killed with a Covid-19 vaccine Read
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Crime
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Health
Poll didn’t indicate the majority want a new Covid-19 lockdown
There is no indication that the poll, carried out amongst Independent readers, included a representative sample of respondents. Read
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Canada is not implementing a social credit scheme
A Facebook post falsely claims a scheme that monitors the actions of businesses and citizens and uses financial sanctions as punishments will soon be used in Canada. Read
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Crime
About 3.6% of men have recently experienced domestic abuse
It is not around 7%, as the Safeguarding Minister claimed. This is the figure for women. Read
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Emergency services can’t use the numbers on street lamps to find you
A social media post wrongly suggests that numbering on street lamps will let emergency services know exactly where you are. Read
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No, the ‘P’ on your passport does not stand for ‘peasant’
A Facebook post falsely claims that the capital ‘P’ which appears on passports under “type” stands for “peasants”. Read
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No evidence New South Wales Premier resigned over bribes from Pfizer or AstraZeneca
While Australian politician Gladys Berejiklian has resigned recently it has nothing to do with vaccinations. Read
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You can still park on the pavement in Wales
The Welsh government is planning to give councils more power to fine problem parkers from July next year, but doesn’t plan to pursue an outright ban. Read
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Crime
Most police have not been found guilty of sexual misconduct
This claim comes from confusion over another statistic, about the proportion of those in one force found to have committed sexual misconduct who kept their jobs. Read
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Crime
Falling crime is related to pandemic lockdowns
Boris Johnson said falls in police recorded crime are ‘not just’ because of lockdowns. Read
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