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Labour overstates amount spent on ‘dodgy PPE’ which will be burnt
The Government did write off £8.7 billion spent on PPE—but not all of that relates to equipment which will be burnt. Read
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Waitrose is not offering anyone who shares a Facebook post free food
A Facebook page that’s less than a month old claims those who share or comment on a post will receive a £50 box of food. Read
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No evidence quote about photo of child in Nagasaki is true
The post claims to recount an interaction between a US soldier and a child in the aftermath of the bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. Read
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A newly released document does not reveal ‘side effects’ of the Pfizer vaccine
It lists reported adverse events, which may not have been caused by the vaccine. It also concludes that its data raises no safety concerns. Read
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The price of fuel is quite closely connected to the price of oil
A Facebook post made it look like the fuel price is rising faster than oil, because it used fuel prices that were not adjusted for inflation. Read
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Picture of Putin popping Ukraine balloon isn’t a Banksy
The clearly-edited image has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook. Read
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Health
Express publishes misleading article about safety of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
A recently published US document listing adverse events does not show “side effects” of the vaccine. Nor is it the first time the public have been able to see data from its clinical trials. Read
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Video of underground tunnel isn’t a secret UK military site
A Facebook post says it’s ‘UK Area 51’, but it’s actually a decommissioned nuclear bunker that has been shown to the outside world many times. Read
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Video doesn’t show Ukrainian president and his wife covering a Lionel Richie song
Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim to show Volodymyr Zelenskyy singing a duet. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Why is petrol more expensive now than it was 15 years ago?
International oil prices recently reached similar levels to 2008, but pump prices haven’t dropped to what they were back then. Read
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