A fall in death rates doesn’t prove Covid-19 isn’t killing anyone
A Facebook post falsely claims that lower death rates prove Covid-19 is not killing anyone. Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Allison Pearson tweets misleading stats about Covid hospital patients
Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson’s calculation of Covid hospitalisation rate is flawed in multiple ways. Read
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Health
No evidence Rife machines can cure all cancers
Cancer Research UK says there is no reliable evidence to use Rife machines as a treatment for cancer. Read
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Education
Figure of 100,000 children missing from school is out of date
An Evening Standard article claims that almost 100,000 children have not returned to school since the start of the pandemic. Read
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Facebook post about wolves makes howling errors
A Facebook post about wolf pack behaviour makes a number of false claims. Read
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Your fuel tank won’t explode if you fill it during a heatwave
The auto-combustion point of fuel is much, much higher than a car’s fuel tank could feasibly reach. Read
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Churchill’s photograph has not been removed from Google
It temporarily disappeared from one part of the search results last year, but was restored on 14 June 2020. Read
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Viral social media picture doesn’t show world’s oldest living land animal
The tortoise in the post was actually in his 50s when pictured. Read
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No evidence three presidents died because they refused vaccines for their nations
One died due to problems with his heart, one died of pneumonia at age 97, and another was assassinated with no sign that this was related to a stance on the Covid-19 vaccines. Read
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Image shows a retreating wolf, not a protector
None of the wolves in this image are female, and rather than working as a unit and protecting a partner’s neck, the cowering wolf is turning away. Read
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