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Claim ‘nine in 10’ teachers voted to strike is misleading
Teaching union NASUWT claimed that nine in 10 of its members voted to strike. Read
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Fake appeal to identify woman in ‘coma’ circulating on Facebook
A social media post falsely claims an unidentified young woman was “mugged, stabbed and left for dead on the roadside”. Read
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Diane Abbott misquotes statement from Michelle Donelan
A tweet from the Labour MP implies the opposite of what the culture secretary actually said. Read
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Fake post about child ‘missing’ after baseball practice circulating online
A post about an allegedly missing child named Tyler Miller in Lincoln has been shared on social media using a picture of an Australian girl. Read
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A 7pm sunset in the UK is more than 39 days away
The sun will set after 7pm when the clocks go forward on 26 March. Read
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Public opinion in Scotland does support EU membership
Alister Jack told the House of Commons that there is “no desire in Scotland” for EU membership. Opinion polls suggest otherwise. Read
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Health
Andrew Bridgen wrong to call mRNA vaccines gene therapy
Gene therapy has a specific definition which does not include the mRNA vaccines. Read
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Health
Nothing has been ‘added’ to the children’s flu vaccine to cause strep A
A Facebook post claims something’s been added to the nasal flu mist to make children sick. This is false. Read
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‘Cor ona virus’ doesn’t mean ‘heart attack virus’ in Latin
A screenshot from Google Translate appears to show the translation, but this isn’t the meaning of the words in Latin. Read
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Andrew Bridgen MP’s false claims put lives at risk
Full Fact writes to Conservative Party chair following MP’s whip removal Read
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