Hydroxychloroquine is not used as a treatment for radiation sickness
There isn’t yet reliable evidence that this drug, or chloroquine, cures Covid-19 patients either. Read
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This viral UK Facebook post claiming 31 million job losses probably refers to the USA
A viral post shared by a UK Facebook user claims 31 million people have lost jobs in the last five weeks. This isn’t correct for the UK. Read
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German police cannot vaccinate people by force
A post on Facebook wrongly claims that German police can come into homes and forcibly vaccinate people. Read
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No, Shamima Begum is not back in the UK
There's no evidence to suggest this is true. Read
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We don’t know the true Covid-19 survival rate yet
We don’t have a good idea of how many people have had Covid-19 yet, so don’t know how many have survived it. Read
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These patents are not for the new coronavirus or its vaccine
The patents are for other forms of coronavirus and show no evidence Covid-19 was manufactured. Read
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The 1918 pandemic did have a deadly second wave, but not due to quarantine being lifted
The 1918 outbreak is considered one of the most deadly pandemics in history. Read
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Osama Bin Laden pictures with US politicians are fake
Pictures of the terrorist with Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Condoleeza Rice are not real. Read
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Police officers around the world have died from Covid-19
This post incorrectly claims that there are no reports of police officers dying from Covid-19. Read
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This photo of Brighton was taken during the coronavirus lockdown
Metadata from the photo showed it was taken when social distancing rules were in place. Read
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