Bill Gates’s daughter Phoebe Gates did have childhood vaccinations
Several sources of evidence suggest that she has also had the Covid-19 vaccine. Read
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Health
UK nurses don’t usually take a pledge which might prevent them from going on strike
While the Florence Nightingale Pledge does exist, it is not usually taken by nurses in the UK. Read
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Nadhim Zahawi didn’t mistakenly pay tribute to a living Birds of a Feather actress
An apparently fake screenshot of a tweet purportedly by Nadhim Zahawi has been shared hundreds of times on social media. Read
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Discount e-scooter promotion is fake
No such offer has been announced by the retailer. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
‘New’ UK trade deals don’t account for ‘over £800 billion worth of new global trade’
Michael Gove tweeted a graphic claiming the UK has signed new trade deals with more than 70 countries, worth over £800 billion in new global trade. But the majority of these mirror previous EU deals. Read
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No evidence for Irish passport numbers among MPs and peers
Widely shared figures about the number of UK parliamentarians with Irish passports appear to have no source. Read
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Claims that bogus census takers are robbing houses in the UK are false
Similar posts have been appearing around the world for at least six years. Read
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Post about missing uncle in Sunderland is fake
The man in the picture is from California and died earlier this year. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
No evidence for Rishi Sunak’s claim about ‘record’ number of new homes built
At last week’s PMQs, the new Prime Minister claimed a record number of new homes were built in the last year—but we’ve not found any evidence to support this. Read
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The UK has not suspended aid to Ukraine
The government has pledged to continue its support. Read
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