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Health
A social media post incorrectly claims mouth cancer rates are their highest ever due to Covid-19 test swabs. Ethylene oxide on swabs is very low risk. Read
A White House spokesperson confirmed that the person filmed falling was not the US President. Read
A post on social media claims that plans to expand the ULEZ to cover all of Greater London had “no public consultation and no mandate”. Read
Viral videos on social media show a robot created by an entertainment company and hired to amuse crowds. Read
The post uses misleading imagery to promote a fake giveaway. Read
Social media posts have wrongly conflated a climate pledge made by several UK councils with plans to create “15 minute cities”. Read
The photo depicting a hearse being impounded in front of pallbearers is actually a scene staged for a BBC programme. Read
Health
We’ve looked into the figures after Rishi Sunak said a new discharge fund was “already making a difference”, and the number of people unnecessarily in hospital was reducing. Read
A TikTok account claimed the video showed a protest against “the effects of WEF globalism”. Read
The comment is sometimes falsely attributed to her as a direct quote, but it was actually a retweet that she later deleted and said had been retweeted by accident. Read
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