These plants won’t stop you getting pregnant, and some could cause you harm
Plants are not a substitute for contraception. Read
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Not all these claims about fluoride are accurate
We factchecked a series of claims about fluoride, from whether it was used by the Nazis to sedate prisoners to whether it calcifies your pineal gland. Read
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Did only 11 MPs turn up to a debate on adolescent mental health?
The screenshot claiming to show this is from an adjournment debate, an end of day session which does not require a decision to be made by parliament. Read
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We can’t explicitly link 130,000 preventable deaths to austerity
A think tank estimated that 130,000 deaths due to preventable risk factors wouldn’t have occurred if pre-2012 trends had continued between 2012 and 2017. Read
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These food facts are mostly incorrect or misleading
The video suggests that a number of things about foods are harmful but the claims it makes are mostly incorrect or misleading. Read
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You’ve less than a one in three chance of reaching 100
The chance of reaching 100 for a 30 year old in the UK is estimated to be 17.2% for women and 12.5% for men. Not “one in three” as claimed by Matt Hancock. Read
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Does it cost more to watch TV in hospital than in prison?
Some hospitals provide TV for free, others for £8 per day. Prisoners are charged £1 per week to rent an in-cell TV. Read
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This post greatly exaggerates the risks of infection from people who have just been vaccinated
This post advising people on live vaccine exposure greatly exaggerates the risks of infection. Read
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This FOI about vaccines is real
The UK Vaccine Damage Payment provides payments to people who are severely disabled by vaccines. Read
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Measles is not the “number one side effect” of the MMR vaccine
It’s incorrect to claim that measles and death are side effects of the MMR. Read
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