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A series of social media videos falsely claim the government has introduced a “healthy basket bill” to monitor people’s food shopping. Read
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Posts falsely claim the government is introducing a card costing £100 a year to access NHS services. No such card exists. The NHS is still free at the point of use for UK residents. Read
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A video shared over 9,000 times on Facebook makes a misleading claim about the presence of SV40 in Pfizer vaccines. Read
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Ministers and the NHS have repeatedly said one in five children leave primary school obese—but data obtained by Full Fact casts doubt on that claim. Read
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Social media claims that autism is less prevalent among Amish people because they don’t get vaccinated aren’t supported by the evidence. Read
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Incorrect social media posts claiming coughing really hard can help a heart attack are circulating online again. Read
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Videos circulating on social media claim that from November it will cost £10 to see an NHS GP, with a £30 fine for missing an appointment. Read
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The article wrongly said a study claimed to have found proof the vaccines raised the risk of getting several types of cancer. Read
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Incorrect claims that tumours are part of the body’s healing response to cancer and that biopsies release toxins have been circulating online. Read
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After it was announced that young children will be offered the vaccine by the NHS in 2026, we’ve seen false and misleading claims circulating on social media. Read
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