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Claims in a Facebook video that the tetanus vaccine was being used to sterilise people seem to be a rehashing of an old theory that has previously been disproven. Read
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A social media post apparently shows part of an amoxicillin capsule being magnetic, and says this means it “most likely” has graphene oxide in it to poison us. This is not true. Read
A video claiming to show the late director “confessing” to the fraud has been shared widely online. Read
The fake image of him apparently taken in prison has been shared by users who apparently believe it’s genuine. Read
The image being used was taken from a video about an American boy being reunited with his lost pug. Read
Posts on social media make a series of specific claims about losses from benefit fraud and tax evasion, and the number of people investigating both. Read
The photo used in this post comes from a genuine post about a lost dog being found. Read
A Facebook post comparing the amount someone paid minimum wage earns with the state pension uses figures which are out of date, and lacking important context. Read
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An old video contains false claims about the amount of radiation in mammograms and the effect of screening on death rates. Read
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A video on social media falsely claims that protein doesn’t exist, based on the idea that a gorilla’s diet doesn’t include any. But gorillas do eat a large amount of this essential nutrient. Read
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