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18 April 2023

The UK is not being flooded with contaminated drugs

Former nurse and campaigner Kate Shemirani has wrongly claimed that contaminated drugs are “flooding the UK” and prescription medication is one of the top three causes of death.

The UK is not being flooded with contaminated drugs

29 June 2022

Microwaves don’t make food ‘highly toxic’

A video on Instagram falsely claims that microwave ovens destroy all the nutritional value in food and turn it into a “toxin”.

Microwaves don’t make food ‘highly toxic’

23 June 2022

Public information film about the dangers of electricity has not been banned

A segment of a 1970s short film warning about the dangers of playing near electrical substations has not been banned.

Public information film about the dangers of electricity has not been banned

3 August 2021

Study did not show 82% of pregnancies end in miscarriage after Covid vaccination

Study did not show 82% of pregnancies end in miscarriage after Covid vaccination.

25 March 2021

Unevidenced claims about the AstraZeneca vaccine on social media

A Facebook post made unevidenced claims about blood clots and the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Unevidenced claims about the AstraZeneca vaccine on social media

5 March 2021

Did Eat Out to Help Out cause Covid to spread?

Debate over whether the government scheme caused a rise in infections continues.

Did Eat Out to Help Out cause Covid to spread?

4 August 2020

Ordinary face masks are not harmful

Mask wearing is not harmful for most people, apart from rare instances involving tight-fitting N95 respirators.

29 May 2020

Covid-19 may not be a “high consequence infectious disease”, but it is a real emergency

The new coronavirus can cause many thousands of deaths even though Covid-19 is no longer considered a “high consequence infectious disease”.

Covid-19 may not be a “high consequence infectious disease”, but it is a real emergency

14 November 2019

The USA doesn’t “allow” maggots in orange juice—it sets levels at which enforcement is mandatory

The US sets levels of natural contaminants in food above which it takes immediate enforcement action. The EU doesn’t set such levels.

The USA doesn’t “allow” maggots in orange juice—it sets levels at which enforcement is mandatory

5 September 2019

Red Bull and Monster don’t contain bull semen

Taurine in Red Bull and Monster drinks doesn’t come from bull semen.

Red Bull and Monster don’t contain bull semen

Safety

The UK is not being flooded with contaminated drugs

Microwaves don’t make food ‘highly toxic’

Public information film about the dangers of electricity has not been banned

Study did not show 82% of pregnancies end in miscarriage after Covid vaccination

Unevidenced claims about the AstraZeneca vaccine on social media

Did Eat Out to Help Out cause Covid to spread?

Ordinary face masks are not harmful

Covid-19 may not be a “high consequence infectious disease”, but it is a real emergency

The USA doesn’t “allow” maggots in orange juice—it sets levels at which enforcement is mandatory

Red Bull and Monster don’t contain bull semen

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