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A viral clip from a BBC documentary shows that an HIV protein was used in a Covid vaccine trial, but fails to mention the vaccine itself was scrapped soon afterwards. Read
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A post circulating on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about Covid-19 and germs Read
We can find no evidence that Mr Gates has written or said anything about reducing the population with forced vaccines. Read
A claim that the manufacturer of Bovaer has invested in a synthetic meat company is true, but there’s no evidence the feed additive reduces the fertility of cows at approved doses. Read
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Claims about the dangers of 5G technology are not supported by available scientific evidence. Read
An image apparently showing a post on X from the TV presenter has been edited. Read
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The health secretary is wrong to say most smokers will never be able to quit. Read
There is a two-stage process for defining a “less healthy” food or drink product. Although porridge is “in scope” of the legislation it would also have to score highly on the Nutrient Profiling Model. Read
The methane-reducing cow feed additive is considered safe by food safety authorities in the approved doses. And contrary to some claims online, Bill Gates was not involved in its development. Read
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Margarine doesn’t share 27 ingredients with paint and isn’t one molecule away from plastic. Read
