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A social media post that has circulated many times in recent years states that lemons are proven to treat and prevent cancer—but this is not true. Read
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This widely reported figure is an estimate, based on several assumptions that may not be right. Read
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Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen made a series of claims about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which use mRNA technology, during Prime Minister’s Questions. Read
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There’s no evidence that nasal flu vaccinations are driving increased cases of strep A infections, despite widespread claims on social media. Read
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Nadhim Zahawi claimed that the starting salary of a newly qualified nurse increased to £31,000 following the recent £1,400 pay award. Read
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Some scientists have expressed concern over the potential health effects of low-level radiation from mobile devices, but there’s no evidence wireless headphones like AirPods are causing brain tumours. Read
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It is not surprising that prescriptions of a palliative care drug used to make dying people more comfortable increased during one of the worst months of the pandemic. Read
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There’s no evidence that Covid-19 PCR tests are being used to clone humans. A paper cited to support this theory explores the use of the PCR technique in gene cloning, not reproductive cloning. Read
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Many sufferers are unvaccinated and evidence suggests vaccination reduces the risk. Read
£37 billion was the budget for Test and Trace, not the spend. Read
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