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Four volunteers developed Bell’s palsy after getting a Covid-19 vaccine, but this doesn’t mean they are linked. Read
One expert said the possibility was ‘vanishingly small’. Read
A survey by the campaign group Fair Fuel UK was covered by The Mail on Sunday, but has several flaws. Read
Health
Many of the claims in this post are common myths about the vaccine. Read
Health
Spend on contact tracing is a small part of Test and Trace. As of October, roughly the same amount had been spent on national and local authority tracing efforts. Read
Health
Sir Keir Starmer and other Labour MPs claim that people are breaking the rules because they cannot afford to follow them, but this is not what the evidence says Read
A higher ratio of false positives to true positives are expected when viral prevalence in the community drops. Read
Health
Posts claim that CNN used a picture of one of the first vaccine recipients back in October. They did not. Read
Health
Claims about PEG, non-neutralizing antibodies, fertility and late effects have been made about the first Covid-19 vaccine approved in the UK. Read
Education
The Conservative Party has made incorrect claims about education spending on social media. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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