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A video shared on social media claims to show an antibiotic capsule being attracted to a magnet because it contains graphene oxide.The caption on the post warns: “This my Prescription from the doctors an hour ago…GRAPHENE OXCIDE Metal Conductors [sic].”In the video, a person opens a packet of 500mg …
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Several widely shared social media posts are claiming that most pregnant women in Australia who received the Covid-19 vaccine experienced miscarriages, and that the country’s birth rate fell 67% as a result.These claims are false.The posts, which we’ve seen on Facebook and TikTok, come originally …
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A video recirculating on Facebook claims a man filmed by the BBC in hospital with Covid-19 is actually an actor pretending to be ill.This isn’t true. The man in question was genuinely hospitalised with Covid-19, and later said he was a “crisis actor” on social media as a joke.The video shows a TV …
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A Facebook video with more than 10,000 likes falsely suggests autism is caused by vaccines, and that a vaccine programme supported by Bill Gates introduced autism to Vietnam.Autism was first recognised as a condition in Vietnam in the late 90s, but this does not mean it did not exist there …
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What was claimed A video shows a Russian aerial attack on Ukraine which killed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Our verdict False. The video is actually from 2015 and depicts explosions at a hazardous goods warehouse in Tianjin, China. There is no evidence that President Zelenskyy has been killed. A …
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What was claimed Hantavirus is listed as a side effect of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. Our verdict False. Hantavirus was cited in Pfizer documents as part of a list of adverse events of special interest. These are health conditions researchers monitor during vaccine trials, not side effects. …
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What was claimed A video shows a BBC News report about a stolen painting by Paul Cézanne appearing in footage from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Our verdict This isn’t a real report from the BBC and the clip of President Zelenskyy has been edited to include the stolen Cézanne painting. A …
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What was claimed Footage shows a recent Iranian strike on a building in Bahrain housing US officers. Our verdict False. The clip actually shows a Russian strike on Kyiv in January. Footage of a drone strike on a building has been shared on social media with false claims it shows a recent Iranian …
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A post on Instagram shared an image that claimed to show the rising number of vaccine doses children receive, along with the rising autism rate over the same time. A caption on the post says “Some of you are just rubbish at spotting patterns”.Setting aside whether the numbers in the image are …
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What was claimed A video shows a young Ukrainian soldier crying and saying he doesn’t want to die. Our verdict This video isn’t real and was made using artificial intelligence. A widely shared video of a young Ukrainian soldier crying and saying he doesn’t want to die isn’t real and was made using …
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