Hunt for child who told man ‘you’re not my dad’ was false alarm
Police have called off the search—but two newspapers only updated their websites to reflect this after Full Fact contacted them. Read
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BBC presenter corrects false claim about Owen Paterson vote
BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt claimed a vote on whether to suspend Owen Paterson for breaches of the MPs Code of Conduct was a ‘free vote’. It wasn’t. It was subject to a three-line whip. Read
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Covid-19 vaccines do offer some protection against transmission and infection
Neil Oliver recently incorrectly said that Covid-19 vaccines don’t offer any protection against transmission or infection from the virus. Read
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Fake photo of William Shatner does not prove he didn’t go into space
A photo of William Shatner circulating on Facebook is digitally manipulated - but it isn’t proof the Blue Origin space launch was faked. Read
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Photo of lorry stuck in Bristol harbour used to spread misinformation about HGV tests
A photo of a lorry stuck in Bristol harbour has been used to, wrongly, claim that HGV drivers won’t be tested on reversing. Read
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Canada is not implementing a social credit scheme
A Facebook post falsely claims a scheme that monitors the actions of businesses and citizens and uses financial sanctions as punishments will soon be used in Canada. Read
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Environment
Bill Gates’ £400m claim about green investment was wrong
The entrepreneur said both his organisation and the UK government were contributing £400 million each to a new fund. Read
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Social media post appears to overstate risk of vaccine blood clots
A Facebook post implies the risk of developing a blood clot or heart problem from a Covid-19 vaccine outweighs the benefits. Read
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Health
Daily Mail report on GPs seeing fewer patients on Fridays needs more context
There are some important caveats to figures showing GP appointments drop off later in the week. Read
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Boris Johnson claim about HGV driver visas sparks confusion
The Prime Minister told a BBC journalist that 127 HGV drivers had applied for short-term visas. But the government’s bizarrely refused to explain how that figure is calculated. Read
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