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Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England, not the NHS itself
The quango that makes decisions about the NHS in England has been abolished, but the NHS still exists. Read
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Wes Streeting overstated the number of people on the NHS waiting list under the Conservatives
There were actually 6.4 million people on the NHS England waiting list last July, not 7.6 million as the health secretary claimed last month. That was the number of cases. Read
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The Covid-19 virus does exist
A post on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about the existence of Covid-19. Read
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No, graphene oxide is not in San Pellegrino water
A misleading video of an ‘experiment’ claiming to reveal graphene oxide in sparkling water has resurfaced online. Read
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A Covid vaccine made with HIV protein was trialled but never rolled out
A viral clip from a BBC documentary shows that an HIV protein was used in a Covid vaccine trial, but fails to mention the vaccine itself was scrapped soon afterwards. Read
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Covid-19 does exist and germs can cause disease
A post circulating on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about Covid-19 and germs Read
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Bill Gates did not write an article about using ‘forced vaccines’ for depopulation
We can find no evidence that Mr Gates has written or said anything about reducing the population with forced vaccines. Read
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Bovaer has not been found to reduce cattle fertility at the approved dose
A claim that the manufacturer of Bovaer has invested in a synthetic meat company is true, but there’s no evidence the feed additive reduces the fertility of cows at approved doses. Read
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5G has not been shown to be harmful
Claims about the dangers of 5G technology are not supported by available scientific evidence. Read
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Gregg Wallace did not post promising to ‘uncover the truth’ about cow food additive Bovaer
An image apparently showing a post on X from the TV presenter has been edited. Read
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