Magna Carta can’t be used to seize Edinburgh Castle
Claims that the historic law can be used to lawfully dissent against the government are completely untrue. Read
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Samaritans doesn't have a text number anymore
A post on Facebook shares out-of-date information about contacting the charity. Read
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French ambassador hasn’t left Kabul as Robert Peston claims
The French embassy has left its building in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter and relocated to the airport. Read
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Health
No evidence of ‘nanobots’ in Covid-19 test swabs
The claim follows other misinformation that parasites and nanoparticles are in the swabs. Read
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Covid variants weren’t planned
A TikTok video falsely claims the variants of Covid-19 were “made up”. Read
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PCR tests are not ‘a fraud’
An interview with Kary B Mullis seems to have been taken out of context. PCR tests detect viral genetic material and are very accurate. Read
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Europe
Post makes misleading claims about Covid vaccines and animal trials
Animals used in clinical trials are usually euthanised so scientists can examine their organs. Read
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Messi didn’t double PSG’s Instagram followers
A Facebook post falsely claims that Messi signing with PSG doubled the club’s followers on Instagram. Read
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Snapchat doesn’t secretly learn the time you were born
A social media post incorrectly suggests that Snapchat gathers information about when you were born without your knowledge. Read
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Health
Grant Shapps misspoke about double vaccinated people on BBC Breakfast
Rather than saying that double vaccinated people are much less likely to get and carry coronavirus, which is true, he mistakenly said that they were more likely. Read
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