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An Instagram post claiming that “the unvaccinated aren’t dying” is not correct. Sadly, unvaccinated people are still dying from Covid-19 and other causes. Read
Health
A Facebook post claiming that 99% of cancers are caused by parabens found in cosmetics is not true. Read
A segment of a 1970s short film warning about the dangers of playing near electrical substations has not been banned. Read
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Possible links between some nutrients and ADHD have been studied, but there’s no evidence they reverse it. Read
Health
Funding the NHS for years would cost far more than the total amount spent—let alone “wasted”—on PPE and Test and Trace during the pandemic. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
About 3% of parents taking part in a survey said their children had begun to self-harm in response to the cost of living crisis. Read
Health
Reports of death following vaccination do not mean that the vaccine caused the death. Read
Health
Figures quoted by LBC presenter Nick Ferrari didn’t take account of the total amount of public spending. Read
Health
£37 billion was the original budget for Test and Trace over two years. Read
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A retired neurosurgeon expressed this opinion in a journal article, which can be found by searching PubMed on the agency’s site. Read
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