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Andrew Bridgen's vaccine debate claims fact checked
The Conservative MP made a number of claims about vaccine safety and effectiveness—we’ve fact checked four of them. Read
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Facebook post makes harmful claims about treating scarlet fever without antibiotics
A social media post claims that symptoms of strep A infections can be treated with homeopathic remedies alone. Read
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Facebook post claiming lemons treat cancer better than chemotherapy is false
A social media post that has circulated many times in recent years states that lemons are proven to treat and prevent cancer—but this is not true. Read
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Labour’s analysis on five million ‘denied’ GP appointments fact checked
This widely reported figure is an estimate, based on several assumptions that may not be right. Read
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Andrew Bridgen wrong to say Covid-19 mRNA vaccines aren’t recommended while pregnant or breastfeeding
Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen made a series of claims about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which use mRNA technology, during Prime Minister’s Questions. Read
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Facebook posts wrongly link nasal flu vaccines to increase in strep A infections
There’s no evidence that nasal flu vaccinations are driving increased cases of strep A infections, despite widespread claims on social media. Read
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Nadhim Zahawi includes extra earnings in figure for nurse ‘starting salary’
Nadhim Zahawi claimed that the starting salary of a newly qualified nurse increased to £31,000 following the recent £1,400 pay award. Read
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No evidence radiation from AirPods is causing brain tumours
Some scientists have expressed concern over the potential health effects of low-level radiation from mobile devices, but there’s no evidence wireless headphones like AirPods are causing brain tumours. Read
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No evidence midazolam used to kill thousands of patients in April 2020
It is not surprising that prescriptions of a palliative care drug used to make dying people more comfortable increased during one of the worst months of the pandemic. Read
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PCR tests aren’t being used to clone humans
There’s no evidence that Covid-19 PCR tests are being used to clone humans. A paper cited to support this theory explores the use of the PCR technique in gene cloning, not reproductive cloning. Read
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