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Andrew Bridgen wrong to call mRNA vaccines gene therapy
Gene therapy has a specific definition which does not include the mRNA vaccines. Read
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Nothing has been ‘added’ to the children’s flu vaccine to cause strep A
A Facebook post claims something’s been added to the nasal flu mist to make children sick. This is false. Read
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Covid death rates were not a ‘lie’
While different measures of death rates have their own strengths and limitations, they all broadly concur that, in the UK, sadly, around 200,000 people have died of Covid-19. Read
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Sodium bicarbonate is not ‘lethal’ to all cancers
because there’s no evidence sodium bicarbonate can be used to cure cancer. Some studies have looked at its use in reducing tumour pH levels, but none have suggested it could be used to treat cancer. Read
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Claim about vaccine deaths wasn’t ‘discussed in House of Commons’
A claim that daily vaccine deaths were higher than Covid-19 deaths was not discussed in the House of Commons. Read
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Mask mandates did not immediately control a Covid-19 wave in 2020
There is evidence that masks work to reduce the spread of Covid-19, but making them compulsory did not reverse a wave in the summer of 2020. Read
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Strep A deaths are not dangerous new strain caused by flu vaccines
A Facebook post makes false claims about strep A cases in the UK—the infection is not linked to the nasal flu vaccine, and current fatality rates are not unusual. Read
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Nasal flu vaccines don’t contain ‘mice bred streptococcal bacteria’
A Facebook post claims that the nasal flu vaccine contains strep bacteria and aluminium, that Covid-19 tests cause cancer and masks cause deoxygenation. None of these are true. Read
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Misleading post suggests vaccinating babies involves injecting them with ‘neurotoxins’
Childhood vaccines do not contain dangerous levels of harmful substances. Read
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Study didn’t link children’s flu vaccine to strep A infections
A 2014 study has been widely shared as alleged proof nasal flu vaccines are linked to strep A infections. Read
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