Facebook post about Italy, coronavirus and 5G is almost all false
The post wrongly claims Italian doctors have found Covid-19 is caused by a bacteria. Read
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Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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A Norwegian-British research paper doesn’t claim the virus causing Covid-19 was man-made
There is still no evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus was man-made. Read
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German police cannot vaccinate people by force
A post on Facebook wrongly claims that German police can come into homes and forcibly vaccinate people. Read
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These patents are not for the new coronavirus or its vaccine
The patents are for other forms of coronavirus and show no evidence Covid-19 was manufactured. Read
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The Control of Diseases Act was not changed in April to say you can be forcibly vaccinated
There is no Covid-19 vaccine yet, but this law does not say you can be forced to get the injection. Read
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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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Fake stories wrongly claim Elisa Granato, one of the UK's first Covid-19 vaccine trial participants, has died
False news reports wrongly claim that Dr Elisa Granato, one of the first participants in a UK Covid-19 vaccine trial, has died. She is not dead. Read
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An image of a dog vaccine for a different coronavirus has gone viral
There isn’t a vaccine for the new coronavirus yet. Read
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Here’s where those 5G and coronavirus conspiracy theories came from
Conspiracy theorists have been peddling 5G myths for a while now, we’ve only just started to listen. Read
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Good news coronavirus list needs context
A viral list containing good news stories about Covid-19 is largely accurate, but needs some context. Read
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