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Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss has raised concerns over the number imprisoned, but since 1995 twice as many men have been jailed. Read
Health
SADS or Sudden Adult Death Syndrome does not appear to have increased in the UK in 2021. Read
Her father did not tweet saying she couldn’t tie her shoelaces until she was 12. Read
It uses an image of a baby recently found in Arizona. Read
A picture of the sky does not show “unnatural” cloud formations but rather a long-standing natural phenomenon known as “mackerel sky”. Read
An edited version of the TikTok clip, which supposedly shows a hot dog contaminated by dirt and parasites, has been shared without proper context on Facebook. Read
Health
The altered screenshot also claims the virus “can infect anyone from 5 miles away”. Read
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There’s no evidence of any link between the recent monkeypox virus outbreak and the Covid-19 vaccines, which do not damage immune systems, as a video claims. Read
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There’s no evidence that products made by an Amish man who was jailed for breaking FDA laws actually cured disease. Read
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Advice that coughing vigorously could save you in the event of a heart attack is incorrect and could make things worse. Read
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