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Health
The blog post making these claims is based on false US military data. Read
This seems to be based on misinterpretations of government reports. Read
An almost identical fake offer of a free holiday to Santorini has been shared on Facebook before. Read
The idea that microscopic organisms cause many diseases, which humans often pass on to one another, is an established scientific fact. Read
The photo was taken in 2019, and has nothing to do with current protests against vaccine mandates in Canada. Read
Mechanically separated chicken is obtained when unboned chicken is forced through a sieve to separate meat from bone. McDonald’s makes its nuggets with ground chicken not prepared in this way. Read
People shown lying on the ground to protest climate policy were not crisis actors caught unawares. Read
Health
A newly discovered variant of HIV, thought to have first arisen around 30 years ago, is being falsely linked to Covid-19 vaccinations. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A number of the taxes listed in the Facebook post don’t even exist in the UK. Read
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