Health
Covid-19 testing is not as fast as Matt Hancock claimed
Almost all the tests Matt Hancock described deliver results by the end of the next day—not within 24hrs 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.
Crime
We know of one successful conviction of a police officer for the killing of someone in police custody since 1971
Also two police forces and one officer have been prosecuted successfully for crimes related to the death of someone in custody since 1971. Read
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation wasn’t kicked out of India
Also, claims that the polio vaccine paralysed thousands of children are based on shaky evidence. Read
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Health
Covid-19 study that links deaths to low vitamin D levels is flawed
This study has been removed from the online research library it was published on. Read
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Viral illustration shows one type of Covid-19 sampling method
There are different ways to take samples to test someone for Covid-19. Read
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This little girl called Alice has not been kidnapped from your area
This is a recurring fake claim. Read
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The Lord’s Prayer is not banned from Facebook
This has never been Facebook’s policy. Read
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This was a real petition calling for the White Cliffs of Dover to be renamed
The petition on change.org called for “The Black Lives Matter Cliffs of Dover” but it doesn’t seem to be connected to the BLM UK group. Read
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This Facebook post isn’t by tennis player Serena Williams
The post was shared by someone with the same name. Read
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There is no evidence that suicides have increased 200% under lockdown
There is no clear source for this figure. Read
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