Fungi growing ‘out of’ dead possum’s hand is staged
This type of fungi does grow around decaying carcasses but the photographer says he staged the picture. Read
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Health
An Australian professor didn’t say Covid-19 vaccines aren’t vaccines
She actually said the Covid-19 vaccines aren’t live vaccines. 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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Health
Daily Mail report on GPs seeing fewer patients on Fridays needs more context
There are some important caveats to figures showing GP appointments drop off later in the week. Read
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Education
MailOnline muddles professorship ethnicity figures
The Royal Society found that 3.5% of black academic staff working in STEM were professors, not that 3.5% of professors were black. Read
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Thousands of sea turtles did not hatch on Indian beach this week
A Facebook post falsely suggests that hundreds of thousands of sea turtles hatched at a beach in India. 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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Health
mRNA vaccines aren’t gene editing and don’t alter your DNA
A video claiming vaccines are part of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ uses footage of World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab to claim vaccines edit your genes. 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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Health
Teen deaths up since last year, but no evidence vaccines responsible
2020 saw lower than average teen deaths due to various factors, and so isn’t a “normal” year to compare 2021 against. Read
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