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It has been misleadingly claimed that the UK has recorded five times more deaths ‘due to’ the Covid-19 vaccines than all other vaccines over the past five years. Read
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The clip claims that Covid-19 vaccines can alter a person’s DNA. Read
More than 140,000 people have died of Covid-19 in England and Wales so far. Read
There is no evidence that they cause cancer. In very rare cases, there is a link to blood clots, but the benefits of vaccination generally far outweigh the risks. Read
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Experts say that there is ‘no way’ that a meningitis vaccine could contribute to starting a flu epidemic. Read
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A clip shared on social media makes the potentially harmful claim that hydrogen peroxide rubbed on the skin kills cancer. Read
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This figure is the number of people in England and Wales who, up to the end of 2021, died of Covid-19 where Covid-19 was the only condition listed on their death certificate. Read
A quote from the creator of the PCR process, Kary Mullis, is being used to claim PCR testing can find “anything in anybody”. Read
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Data from the ONS shows that to the end of September 2021, 17,371 people died in England and Wales of Covid and had no pre-existing conditions. Read
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A fake poster warning about vaccines “causing” Bell’s palsy has been shared online. Read
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