Health
No link between Covid-19 vaccines and new HIV strain
A newly discovered variant of HIV, thought to have first arisen around 30 years ago, is being falsely linked to Covid-19 vaccinations. Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Economy, Business & Finance
Income tax, fuel tax and inheritance tax all existed 100 years ago
A number of the taxes listed in the Facebook post don’t even exist in the UK. Read
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Rain tornado off Jersey is CGI
A clip of a column of rain descending from the sky and swirling like a tornado was created with CGI and is not real. Read
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Photo of Meryl Streep on the subway is not after King Kong audition
This picture was taken five years after King Kong came out, when Ms Streep was already a successful actress. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Mirror’s claim that households will be £2,000 a year poorer overstates impact of inflation
Its estimate combined various price rises and the fall in real wages. But this effectively counts some rising prices twice. Read
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Keanu Reeves did not say ‘humanity is showing signs of breaking free from the matrix’
There’s no evidence the star of the Matrix franchise ever said humanity was being kept in a ‘mental prison’ by elites. Read
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Health
NHS video overstates the risk of Covid-19 to children
A doctor in the video said that one in 100 children with Covid-19 get sick enough to go to hospital. The real risk is probably a fraction of that. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Viral posts about £49 fuel vouchers are false
Claims that struggling households are entitled to almost £100 in fuel vouchers annually have been shared thousands of times. Read
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Health
False US military health data misrepresented as NHS figures
A post on Instagram claims that infertility and neurological conditions have increased by more than 400%. Read
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Education
We don’t know how many children aren’t on school rolls
The Children’s Commissioner for England recently claimed that 80,000 to 100,000 children weren’t on any school roll. Read
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