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It lists reported adverse events, which may not have been caused by the vaccine. It also concludes that its data raises no safety concerns. Read
A Facebook post made it look like the fuel price is rising faster than oil, because it used fuel prices that were not adjusted for inflation. Read
The clearly-edited image has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook. Read
Health
A recently published US document listing adverse events does not show “side effects” of the vaccine. Nor is it the first time the public have been able to see data from its clinical trials. Read
A Facebook post says it’s ‘UK Area 51’, but it’s actually a decommissioned nuclear bunker that has been shown to the outside world many times. Read
Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim to show Volodymyr Zelenskyy singing a duet. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
International oil prices recently reached similar levels to 2008, but pump prices haven’t dropped to what they were back then. Read
The graph suggests a reduction in army numbers planned to take place by 2025 had already happened in 2021. Read
It’s actually from a climate protest in Vienna. Read
Immigration
Michael Gove recently claimed that the concept was conceived under a Labour Home Secretary. Read
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