Health
Viral video contains several false pandemic claims
A woman reading out a newspaper makes several claims about the pandemic which are false or misleading. 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.
Covid-19 is not the same as a common cold
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses which include those which cause the common cold, SARS and Covid-19. Read
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Post suggests American WW2 prisoners were British soldiers
A photo of two emaciated men are American civilian prisoners of war, not British soldiers. Read
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Rusty hand sanitiser stand doesn’t prove hand gel is poison
The stand probably rusted from exposure to water in the gel. Read
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Health
Twitter poll results don’t show ‘wide support’ for Thailand’s travel policy
An article in The Independent claims majority support for Thailand’s decision to admit vaccinated travellers. But Twitter polls mean nothing. Read
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Fake Mirror article about oil investors on Dragons’ Den looks suspicious
An article designed to look like The Mirror claims British citizens can make £7,000 a day from home by investing in oil Read
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Everything you need to know about the Home Office’s ‘eyebrow’ spending
Clue: it wasn’t really on eyebrows, it was on PPE. Read
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Health
Social media video makes false claims about Covid-19
These include common falsehoods that mRNA vaccines will change your DNA (they won’t) and that the vaccines aren’t safe and effective (they are). Read
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Lateral flow tests are not unsafe
Posts on social media are wrong to warn that the ethylene oxide used to sterilise some Covid-19 tests makes them dangerous. Read
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Europe
Government asylum claims based on unpublished data
The Home Office said 60% of asylum seekers entered the country illegally but this is based on unpublished statistics Read
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