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Thousands of people have shared a Facebook post claiming there have been three attempted kidnapping incidents in the Wishaw area. Read
A Facebook video wrongly claims Asda’s self-service tills use facial recognition to collect data about customers for targeted advertising. Read
A video claiming the police promised to destroy the cages is wrong. Read
Health
An ONS bulletin about Covid-19 deaths by vaccination status does not show the vaccine is killing people in huge numbers. Read
A Facebook post makes several claims about the benefits of arriving in the UK illegally compared to other countries. Many of the claims are false or misleading. Read
Health
Social media claims that 1 in 40 children now get myocarditis are based on limited evidence—and ignore official evidence to the contrary. Read
A Facebook post claiming to be a mother searching for her missing daughter is a hoax. It uses the photo of a girl who is believed to have been murdered in New Hampshire, US. Read
The rate reached its lowest level last summer but has been rising ever since. Read
Education
Journalist Isabel Oakeshott twice claimed that 100,000 children left education permanently as a result of the pandemic. Read
A Facebook post claims that a man with dementia is lost with his dog and needs help getting home. It is a hoax. Read
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