Viral Facebook post compares the national living wage with the state pension
The post uses an average figure for the poorest pensioners and compares that to the minimum wage for people over 25. Read
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Claims that a 2011 lightning composite picture were taken in the Lake District are false
A photo went viral after a Facebook user claimed it was taken in Calbeck, but they later said that was a joke. Read
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It’s not true that migrants get a free TV licence
A widely shared post on Facebook incorrectly claims migrants who arrive in Britain receive a free TV licence, while pensioners have to pay for one. Read
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Health
You cannot catch Legionnaires’ disease from a mask
Legionnaires’ disease is a bacterial infection caught through water. Read
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Charles Bronson has not attacked Ian Huntley in prison
The men are in two different prisons. Read
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This is not a photo of people seeking asylum in England
The photo was taken in Germany before the coronavirus pandemic. Read
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A Lee Rigby charity football Facebook page was taken down due to a hacking attempt
Facebook said that the page has now been reinstated. Read
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Health
mRNA vaccines are being developed for Covid-19, but they do not change your DNA
mRNA works by instructing cells, not altering DNA. Read
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Education
Gavin Williamson did not say pupils will be overpromoted into jobs that are beyond their competence
Comments about A-level results incorrectly attributed to the Education Secretary have been widely shared. Read
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Health
One in six may refuse the Covid-19 vaccine
New research suggests that people were not confused by the wording of a survey last summer Read
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