Viral impala picture is not a maternal sacrifice
The photographer says the impala was probably in shock and paralysed with fear. Read
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Fruit Shoot and oranges can’t test positive for Covid-19
What looks like a positive result is actually just the lateral flow test breaking due to it being used improperly. Read
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No evidence homeopathic nosodes can help side effects from vaccines
A post on Instagram claims that a used plaster could be used to help side effects from unspecified vaccines. Read
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Placebo recipients are treated as vaccinated for 16 weeks once trials end
The Department of Health has said that Covid-19 vaccine trial participants (current and future) should be considered as fully vaccinated. Read
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The CDC has not said PCR tests don’t work
The CDC has announced it will no longer request authorisation for one type of PCR test. It is recommending others instead because they are more efficient. Read
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Tanks in Paris were almost certainly there for Bastille Day
Social media posts have misleadingly suggested tanks were deployed in Paris in response to protests. Read
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Daily cancer deaths not higher than those from Covid during last 40 days
Communications consultant James Melville compares Covid-19 and cancer deaths but his figures aren’t correct. Read
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Facebook post on tetanus jabs gets a lot wrong
It is not true that if a wound bleeds, there’s no chance you have tetanus. Read
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Robert Peston overstated the importance of reinfections
It is true that people testing positive for Covid-19 more than once are not counted in the daily case figures—but it would only make a small difference to the total if they were. Read
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Mandatory Covid-19 vaccine is only for care home workers
An amendment to the Health and Social Care Act has been criticised because it did not include a full impact assessment. Read
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