Health
Covid variants weren’t planned
A TikTok video falsely claims the variants of Covid-19 were “made up”. 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.
Health
PCR tests are not ‘a fraud’
An interview with Kary B Mullis seems to have been taken out of context. PCR tests detect viral genetic material and are very accurate. Read
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Europe
Post makes misleading claims about Covid vaccines and animal trials
Animals used in clinical trials are usually euthanised so scientists can examine their organs. Read
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Messi didn’t double PSG’s Instagram followers
A Facebook post falsely claims that Messi signing with PSG doubled the club’s followers on Instagram. Read
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Snapchat doesn’t secretly learn the time you were born
A social media post incorrectly suggests that Snapchat gathers information about when you were born without your knowledge. Read
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Health
Grant Shapps misspoke about double vaccinated people on BBC Breakfast
Rather than saying that double vaccinated people are much less likely to get and carry coronavirus, which is true, he mistakenly said that they were more likely. Read
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Registering as a car’s keeper doesn’t automatically mean you don’t own it
Vehicles should be registered in the name of the person who uses it. Read
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Crime
Higher deportation rates don’t necessarily demonstrate ‘disproportionate targeting’ of Jamaicans
The data is not entirely reliable, and there may be multiple reasons why deportation rates vary, including whether deportation would affect someone’s human rights. Read
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Environment
Why it’s unlikely Geronimo the alpaca’s TB test gave a false positive
Bovine TB tests work by detecting an antibody response. But that antibody response isn’t triggered unless the animal has been infected in the past. Read
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Health
The Pfizer vaccine, teenagers and myocarditis
There were just under 400 reported cases of myocarditis, none of them fatal, after 8.9 million teens were vaccinated in the US. Read
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