Facebook post about wolves makes howling errors
A Facebook post about wolf pack behaviour makes a number of false claims. 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.
Your fuel tank won’t explode if you fill it during a heatwave
The auto-combustion point of fuel is much, much higher than a car’s fuel tank could feasibly reach. Read
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Churchill’s photograph has not been removed from Google
It temporarily disappeared from one part of the search results last year, but was restored on 14 June 2020. Read
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Viral social media picture doesn’t show world’s oldest living land animal
The tortoise in the post was actually in his 50s when pictured. Read
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No evidence three presidents died because they refused vaccines for their nations
One died due to problems with his heart, one died of pneumonia at age 97, and another was assassinated with no sign that this was related to a stance on the Covid-19 vaccines. Read
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Image shows a retreating wolf, not a protector
None of the wolves in this image are female, and rather than working as a unit and protecting a partner’s neck, the cowering wolf is turning away. Read
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Adverse event reports after vaccines are not necessarily due to vaccines
Reports of adverse events following vaccines could indicate a vaccine is the cause, but this isn’t proof in and of itself. Read
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Stonehenge wasn’t built in the 1950s
Old photographs of scaffolding show the stones being restored, not constructed. Read
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This isn’t a real image of the Northern Lights from space
This image of the Northern Lights from space is a computer generation, but many real images of the phenomenon from space exist. Read
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Acidic foods don’t test positive for Covid
Posts on Facebook wrongly claim that high acid foods appear to test positive for Covid-19 on lateral flow devices Read
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