No evidence Tesco is sacking 4,300 workers
A Facebook post claims 4,300 Tesco workers are getting sacked and this is why you shouldn’t use self checkout machines. Read
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The Joe Rogan podcast misused English Covid-19 data
A guest misused a PHE report, which does not show that vaccinated people are more likely to catch the disease Read
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The Covid-19 virus has been isolated many times in Spain—and elsewhere
The fact that the Spanish Ministry of Health doesn’t have its own viral cultures doesn’t mean it thinks they don’t exist. Read
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Can those undergoing fertility treatment have the Covid-19 vaccine?
The RCOG and British Fertility Society both say those undergoing treatment can have the vaccine, and experts say there’s no evidence it affects fertility Read
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There is no HIV in the Covid-19 vaccines
A video on Instagram includes many false claims about Covid-19 vaccines including that they contain HIV. Read
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The Covid-19 vaccines do protect against severe disease
There are more vaccinated people in hospital with Covid because the vast majority of vulnerable people have now been vaccinated. Read
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Emergency services can’t use the numbers on street lamps to find you
A social media post wrongly suggests that numbering on street lamps will let emergency services know exactly where you are. Read
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Study doesn’t prove that statins ‘cut’ the risk of dying from Covid
A headline in the Daily Express was wrong to say that statins actually caused a lower death rate among people taking them. Read
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World leaders will not get Tesla cars at COP26
Jaguar Land Rover electric cars will be supplied, and any generators required for charging them will be run on recycled cooking oil. Read
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Social media post appears to overstate risk of vaccine blood clots
A Facebook post implies the risk of developing a blood clot or heart problem from a Covid-19 vaccine outweighs the benefits. Read
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