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Story about struggling nurse posted on MP's social media accounts is "fictional' " Full Fact
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (534+ words) Everything we publish, from fact checks, investigations and in-depth analysis to comment blogs and our Government Tracker. Browse our fact checks, explainers and analysis by topic. Build the skills to spot bad information with practical guides, trainer-led workshops or self-paced…...
False claim cancer is "trying to heal" shared again online " Full Fact
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (471+ words) Everything we publish, from fact checks, investigations and in-depth analysis to comment blogs and our Government Tracker. Browse our fact checks, explainers and analysis by topic. Build the skills to spot bad information with practical guides, trainer-led workshops or self-paced…...
Senior doctors didn't say social media was as bad for children as smoking " Full Fact
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (683+ words) Everything we publish, from fact checks, investigations and in-depth analysis to comment blogs and our Government Tracker. Browse our fact checks, explainers and analysis by topic. Build the skills to spot bad information with practical guides, trainer-led workshops or self-paced…...
Sunbed Association's "safe tan' advice is not correct, according to experts " Full Fact
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (706+ words) Our analysis goes beyond the headlines, digs into the statistics, context and evidence behind the stories that shape the news. Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking charity. We put reliable evidence at the heart of public debate so…...
Health and disability benefit spending is already higher than defence spending " Full Fact
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (492+ words) Our analysis goes beyond the headlines, digs into the statistics, context and evidence behind the stories that shape the news. Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking charity. We put reliable evidence at the heart of public debate so…...
WHO has not said hantavirus is spreading "very fast across the world" " Full Fact
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (612+ words) Our analysis goes beyond the headlines, digs into the statistics, context and evidence behind the stories that shape the news. Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking charity. We put reliable evidence at the heart of public debate so…...
Hantavirus is not listed as a side effect of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine " Full Fact
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (358+ words) Our analysis goes beyond the headlines, digs into the statistics, context and evidence behind the stories that shape the news. Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking charity. We put reliable evidence at the heart of public debate so…...
What was Exercise Pegasus and does it have anything to do with the current Meningitis B outbreak? " Full Fact
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (538+ words) We've seen lots of posts on social media suggesting there's some kind of conspiracy or undisclosed connection linking the pandemic simulation Exercise Pegasus and the current Meningitis B outbreak in Kent. There's simply no evidence this is true. Exercise Pegasus…...
Meningitis B: your questions answered " Full Fact
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1147+ words) The health secretary Wes Streeting has asked the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to review its advice on the Men B vaccine, following an outbreak in Kent which as of 4pm on Friday 20 March has been linked to 29 confirmed…...
Keir Starmer didn't say the UK "may need to go into lockdown' if meningitis cases keep rising " Full Fact
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (365+ words) False. Number 10 confirmed Mr Starmer did not make these comments, which appear to have originated from a satirical Facebook page. Amid the outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in Kent, we've spotted social media posts falsely claiming that the Prime Minister…...