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No, Donald Trump hasn’t called for Skittles to be banned
A video seemingly showing the US president calling for a ban on Skittles and the red food colouring carmine is a deepfake. Read
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No, doctors are not going to jail for trying to cure cancer
Viral posts falsely claim it’s illegal for doctors to advise patients on cancer cures. Read
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No, Pfizer CEO did not say it planned to halve the world’s population
A video of the company’s CEO has been altered to make it sound like he announced plans to reduce the world’s population by 50%. Read
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Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists. Read
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Wes Streeting overstated the number of people on the NHS waiting list under the Conservatives
There were actually 6.4 million people on the NHS England waiting list last July, not 7.6 million as the health secretary claimed last month. That was the number of cases. Read
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The Covid-19 virus does exist
A post on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about the existence of Covid-19. Read
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No, graphene oxide is not in San Pellegrino water
A misleading video of an ‘experiment’ claiming to reveal graphene oxide in sparkling water has resurfaced online. Read
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A Covid vaccine made with HIV protein was trialled but never rolled out
A viral clip from a BBC documentary shows that an HIV protein was used in a Covid vaccine trial, but fails to mention the vaccine itself was scrapped soon afterwards. Read
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Covid-19 does exist and germs can cause disease
A post circulating on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about Covid-19 and germs Read
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How severe is the pressure on the NHS this winter?
Full Fact looks at what the data says about how A&E departments and the ambulance service have performed this winter. Read
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