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A Facebook post falsely claims to have proof of a ‘crisis actor’ pretending to be a Covid-19 hospital inpatient. Read
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The Prime Minister made conflicting claims about the UK booster rollout versus Europe at PMQs and during a televised coronavirus update. Read
New Covid face mask rules, for example, came into force before Parliament voted on the matter. Read
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The latest data from the Welsh government suggests the correct figure is actually more like 500. Read
Asked about an alleged party at Downing Street during lockdown, Dominic Raab claimed police ‘don’t normally’ investigate alleged offences which took place a year ago. Read
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The vaccines prevent many infections from happening—and prevent many onward infections as a result. Read
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The majority of people in hospital with Covid are vaccinated—but early reports suggest that the majority in intensive care are unvaccinated. Read
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Data on adverse events following a Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has been misrepresented to suggest one in 17 die. Read
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Some dubious linguistics are being used to link the extinct secret society to the new Covid-19 variant. Read
The MHRA told Full Fact that iron oxide food colouring is frequently used in the shells of capsule medication. Read
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