Police tweet about helicopter joy riders in Merseyside is fake
A mock tweet from Merseyside Police falsely claimed four men took an air ambulance helicopter on a joyride. 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
Covid-19 pandemic was not planned by Rockefeller Foundation
False claims on social media say plans for the coronavirus pandemic were published years ago. Read
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The Genocide Act of 1969 has not just been repealed
The act was repealed in 2001, but replaced by another law making genocide illegal. Read
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1,102 people haven’t died ‘of’ the Covid-19 vaccine
This is how many people have died a short period after getting vaccinated. Read
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A George Floyd mural in Manchester was not chosen over a Lee Rigby memorial
A Facebook post falsely claims that Manchester councillors approved a George Floyd mural over one of Lee Rigby. Read
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Covid-19 vaccines do not make you magnetic
Baseless claims that the Covid-19 vaccines contain a microchip have persisted throughout the pandemic. Read
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There’s no AI in vaccines creating fertility problems in unvaccinated people
Another conspiracy theory from David Icke is being shared on social media. Read
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Health
Why is the Nuremberg Code being used to oppose Covid-19 vaccines?
Social media users are incorrectly citing the medical ethics code to argue against Covid-19 vaccination. Read
Analysis
There’s no evidence that eating cucumbers stops lung cancer
A Facebook post misreported some scientific papers on mice, lung cancer and a chemical in cucumbers. Read
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Viral video spreads misinformation about ethylene oxide and Ivermectin
There is no evidence that using something that has been sterilised with ethylene oxide, such as a Covid-19 swab, is harmful. Read
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