There’s no evidence immigrants caused a PPE shipment to be destroyed at Dover
The Home Office says these claims are totally false. 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
It's incorrect to say flu vaccines don't work
An argument that the flu vaccine doesn’t work because the flu has not been eliminated doesn’t add up. Read
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A doctor claims his contract was terminated after talking about PPE shortages to the press
Concern that the story was incorrect led to prominent posts on social media being deleted. Read
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It seems unlikely the accounts resharing a viral post about the UK press are bots
The viral message began on Facebook in late April. Read
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A Nobel Prize-winning immunologist has not said coronavirus is manmade, as claimed
Professor Tasuku Honjo said: “I am greatly saddened that my name and that of Kyoto University have been used to spread false accusations and misinformation”. Read
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The Maytrix Group receives no money from Captain Tom’s fundraiser
The company, which Captain Tom’s daughter is a director of, helped set the fundraiser up but receives no money from it. Read
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Here’s what you should know about photos where people look like they aren’t social distancing
Here’s what to keep in mind when looking at photos of crowds. Read
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This letter about inflammation in children is real but only refers to a handful of cases
So far there have been very few cases, but doctors have been warned to look out for these symptoms in children. Read
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A picture of one boy who died has been mistakenly used to cover stories on the deaths of two other boys
Posts on Facebook suggest a media conspiracy because a picture of a deceased Irish teenager has been used to illustrate the deaths of two other boys. Read
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Some context for the claims that Romanian seasonal workers are taking UK workers’ jobs
Despite optimistic reports, Britain is still in need of skilled farm labour. Read
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