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No, sunglasses do not raise the risk of sunburn—but exposure to the sun does, and it can cause cancer
There’s no evidence to support two false claims from a health influencer. Read
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No, cinnamon is not ‘the best remedy in the world' to treat diabetes
An Instagram video claims that a “cinnamon ritual” can be used instead of conventional medicine to control blood sugar. Read
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No, mRNA vaccines don’t ‘genetically alter humanity’
Familiar vaccine misinformation resurfaces in a Facebook video, which claims that mRNA vaccines change people’s genes. There is no factual basis for this claim. Read
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No, Donald Trump hasn’t called for Skittles to be banned
A video seemingly showing the US president calling for a ban on Skittles and the red food colouring carmine is a deepfake. Read
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No, doctors are not going to jail for trying to cure cancer
Viral posts falsely claim it’s illegal for doctors to advise patients on cancer cures. Read
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No, Pfizer CEO did not say it planned to halve the world’s population
A video of the company’s CEO has been altered to make it sound like he announced plans to reduce the world’s population by 50%. Read
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Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists. Read
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Wes Streeting overstated the number of people on the NHS waiting list under the Conservatives
There were actually 6.4 million people on the NHS England waiting list last July, not 7.6 million as the health secretary claimed last month. That was the number of cases. Read
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The Covid-19 virus does exist
A post on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about the existence of Covid-19. Read
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No, graphene oxide is not in San Pellegrino water
A misleading video of an ‘experiment’ claiming to reveal graphene oxide in sparkling water has resurfaced online. Read
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