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A page of the National Institutes of Health website says that ivermectin is not recommended, and does not work, as a treatment for Covid-19. Read
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The number is based on miscalculation from a now-deleted blog post. Read
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Claims seem to be based on a document published around the time the Pfizer vaccine was first approved. Read
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A headline published in the Daily Mail incorrectly claims a study showed tea cuts the risk of an early death. Read
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The advice has not been “quietly changed” as some online have claimed. Read
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Newspapers have been writing about what household items and activities might cause heart attacks since before the pandemic. Read
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A rise in deaths recorded as due to “other ill-defined and unknown causes” in Alberta, Canada has been linked to the Covid-19 vaccines without evidence. Read
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The virus was used in a fictional scenario during a theoretical planning event in March 2021. Read
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Many different news sites have published articles claiming that snoring could mean you're entitled to Personal Independence Payments. Read
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A clip circulating on social media has been used to claim the WHO director said he hadn’t received the Covid-19 vaccine. This isn’t true. Read
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