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1 September 2023

A patient did not wait in A&E for 36 days

FOI information obtained by Labour contained errors, which made it appear that a patient had waited continuously in A&E when in fact they left the hospital and returned the following …

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A patient did not wait in A&E for 36 days
1 September 2023

Telegraph mixes up heart attacks and cardiac arrests

The newspaper mistakenly referred to people having heart attacks when discussing access to public defibrillators. The devices should be used in cardiac arrests only—a different condition.

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Telegraph mixes up heart attacks and cardiac arrests
1 September 2023

Flight tracking map doesn’t show chemtrail planes

The claim has been debunked by tracking site FlightRadar24 since April 2020.

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Flight tracking map doesn’t show chemtrail planes
1 September 2023

Areas that voted Brexit weren’t the only ones affected by mad cow disease

A post, first shared in 2016, has recently been reposted by thousands of people online.

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Areas that voted Brexit weren’t the only ones affected by mad cow disease
31 August 2023

Video of burning building is not the Nigerian embassy in Niger

The video has appeared across social media following the military coup in Niger.

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Video of burning building is not the Nigerian embassy in Niger
31 August 2023

Keir Starmer 2003 court case is not the reason asylum seekers get support

A Facebook post claims that Keir Starmer took the government to court so “illegal immigrants” could receive benefits. This is inaccurate.

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Keir Starmer 2003 court case is not the reason asylum seekers get support
31 August 2023

Maui fire books on Amazon don’t prove disaster was pre-planned

A number of books that quickly appeared as available for sale on Amazon were self-published, which can be done in a matter of days.

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Maui fire books on Amazon don’t prove disaster was pre-planned
30 August 2023

Lucy Letby is not in hospital after prison attack

This claim has been shared by thousands of people on social media.

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Lucy Letby is not in hospital after prison attack
29 August 2023

Covid-19 vaccines not ‘Mass Genocide’ of children

A Facebook post repeats the claim that Covid vaccines are causing death to children on a large scale. This isn’t true.

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Covid-19 vaccines not ‘Mass Genocide’ of children
25 August 2023

Fake Donald Trump mugshots shared online

The real picture of the former president has been released, but two others are also being shared.

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Fake Donald Trump mugshots shared online
25 August 2023

You don’t need an electric vehicle to comply with ULEZ

TfL says most vehicles seen driving in outer London on an average day comply with the ULEZ standards.

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You don’t need an electric vehicle to comply with ULEZ
25 August 2023

BBC article overstated increase in asylum application withdrawals

The BBC has corrected an article which claimed only 60 asylum cases were withdrawn over a 12 month period after being contacted by Full Fact.

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BBC article overstated increase in asylum application withdrawals

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