Health
Parents aren’t being urged to donate their children’s organs at vaccine appointments
A manipulated image has been shared thousands of times online. Read
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Social media
Fact checks of content undertaken as part of Full Fact’s work on the Third Party Fact Checking Programme with Facebook
Parliament’s food outlets ran at a loss of £9 million in 2020/21
Catering services in the Houses of Parliament run at a loss. Read
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Picture of parked up private jets isn’t from COP26
Some are claiming a 2013 picture likely taken during the Super Bowl in New Orleans, was taken in Glasgow during the climate change conference. Read
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Health
How the UK Health Security Agency’s misleading data fuelled a global vaccine myth
We reveal how one confusing table about “case rates” has been shared globally and ended up in the hands of Jair Bolsonaro, who linked the Covid-19 vaccines with AIDS. Read
Analysis
No evidence linking deaths among children to vaccine rollout
An article by The Exposé makes a misleading link between official statistics on child deaths and Covid-19 vaccines. Read
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Day of the Dead drone display of skull wearing sombrero didn’t happen
A photo of what looks like a colourful drone display depicting a skull wearing a sombrero for the Mexican Day of the Dead isn’t real. Read
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Spiking: Very rare to contract HIV through used needle
The National AIDS Trust said some posts claiming victims of needle spiking had tested positive for HIV were “demonstrably false”. Read
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Covid-19 vaccines do offer some protection against transmission and infection
Neil Oliver recently incorrectly said that Covid-19 vaccines don’t offer any protection against transmission or infection from the virus. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Claims of an EU mineral water ban need a drop of context
Manufacturers can continue to export to Britain, as long as they renew their accreditation by 7 January 2022. Read
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There are no parasites in the Covid-19 vaccines
Claims that the vaccines contain a parasite normally found in fish eggs are completely untrue. Read
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