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No, Covid stats don’t indicate it’s ‘officially back’
A video falsely claims that lockdowns might be needed to deal with a huge rise in Covid-19 cases in the past week. Read
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The Cancer Act 1939 doesn’t make it ‘illegal to cure cancer’
Posts being shared online falsely claim a 1939 law makes it a criminal offence for medical practitioners to advise patients on potential cancer cures. Read
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Telegraph updates Covid vaccines article following study retraction
An article reporting research that wrongly suggested Covid-19 vaccines might be fuelling a rise in excess deaths has now been amended. Read
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Smear test brushes are safe
Online posts imply smear tests are dangerous due to the gas used to sterilise medical devices. But swabs disinfected in this way do not pose a danger to patients. Read
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Graphene oxide not an ingredient in magnetic antibiotic capsule
Claims that a common antibiotic reacting to a magnet shows it contains graphene oxide, are false. The reaction occurs because the iron oxide used to colour the capsule is magnetic. Read
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The NHS isn’t offering Premier League match tickets as a treatment for depression
The NHS said the claim is “not true”. There was a local pilot in Gloucestershire for lower-league football, but not for Premier League tickets. Read
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Covid vaccines don’t raise your risk of miscarriage
A widely shared video incorrectly claims that 76% of vaccinated women experience miscarriage. Read
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False claims about Covid-19 ‘crisis actor’ recirculate on Facebook
Claims that a Covid-19 patient interviewed by BBC News during the pandemic was actually a “crisis actor” have been shared on social media for years—but this isn’t true. Read
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Vaccines funded by Bill Gates did not cause autism to increase in Vietnam
A viral video suggests vaccines caused autism in Vietnam, but this idea has been widely debunked. Read
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False claim cancer is ‘trying to heal’ shared again online
Incorrect and potentially harmful claims that cancerous tumours are ‘bags of toxins’ are being shared again online. Read
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