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The NHS said the claim is “not true”. There was a local pilot in Gloucestershire for lower-league football, but not for Premier League tickets. Read
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A widely shared video incorrectly claims that 76% of vaccinated women experience miscarriage. Read
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Claims that a Covid-19 patient interviewed by BBC News during the pandemic was actually a “crisis actor” have been shared on social media for years—but this isn’t true. Read
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A viral video suggests vaccines caused autism in Vietnam, but this idea has been widely debunked. Read
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Incorrect and potentially harmful claims that cancerous tumours are ‘bags of toxins’ are being shared again online. Read
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Posts on social media have misunderstood a scientific study, which explains that people who use more sunscreen may well be exposed to more cancer-causing sunlight. Read
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The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges compared the profession’s reaction to social media with its reaction to smoking. It didn’t say both were equally harmful. Read
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Articles published in the i paper and the Guardian wrongly claim that melanoma skin cancer is the most common cancer globally. Read
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The trade body representing UK tanning salons says people can get a safe tan—contradicting health authorities and experts around the world. Read
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A man in a video wrongly says that wearing sunglasses stops people tanning and causes cancer. Read
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