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A claim from Labour’s deputy leader failed to account for the fact many waiting aren’t of working age, while a survey found only a minority of adults on a hospital waiting list said their work was affected. Read
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The UKHSA said it has not received any notification of a new strain of Covid-19 being found anywhere in the UK. Read
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Social media posts claiming that the chemical used to sterilise swabs used in cervical smear tests is “cancer-causing” and implying that it is therefore dangerous to have a smear test … Read
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Social media posts are once again claiming the former US Secretary of State gave a speech about vaccinations being used as “extermination services”. Read
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Similar claims have been circulating online since 2021, but there is no evidence any airline bans vaccinated people from flying. Read
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The health secretary appeared to tell the Labour conference that a “tax break for private healthcare” was Reform’s only health policy at the last election, but there were several in its manifesto. Read
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A video shared on Facebook claims that wearing sunglasses causes cancer. But there’s no evidence for this.The video includes a clip of Andreas Moritz, a “medical intuitive” who reportedly died … Read
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A false claim that Covid-19 vaccines caused a tripling of miscarriage and cancer rates, and a tenfold rise in neurological conditions has recirculated on social media.The video shows a clip … Read
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A false and potentially harmful claim about cancerous tumours has been shared on social media again.A graphic shared on Facebook says “cancer is trying to heal not kill” and includes … Read
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Social media posts suggest that Covid vaccinations are responsible for ‘turbo cancers’. There is no evidence to support this. Read
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