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Fact checks about medical conditions, the NHS, social care and government funding of national health services
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Health misinformation can ruin lives and damage health services. Our health team fact checks claims about health including funding and delivery, and dangerous medical claims, and makes recommendations to improve the quality of public information about health. We are grateful to the Health Foundation and the European Media and Information Fund for their support of this work.
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Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to the coronavirus pandemic
Chelsea Clinton did not say children should be force-jabbed
Posts on social media are attributing a false quote to Chelsea Clinton. She did not say that children in the USA should be forcibly vaccinated.
FDA document does not say graphene oxide is in Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
A blog has made false claims about a recently released Covid-19 vaccine document. The document does not say that the Pfizer vaccine contains graphene oxide.
5G isn’t going to activate Marburg virus hidden in vaccines
There’s no evidence for false claims on social media stating Marburg virus is hidden in the Covid-19 vaccine and will be activated by 5G.
