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Posts shared thousands of times on social media have repeated a long-standing false claim that Japan named the “Covid mRNA vaccine” the “most deadly drug in [the] history of humankind”.Japan has done no such thing. Approved mRNA Covid-19 vaccines are considered safe and are used around the …
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The Telegraph has added an Editor’s Note to a 2024 article, after Full Fact got in touch to flag that the scientific study it was based on had been retracted.The study, originally published in the journal BMJ Public Health in May 2024, was reported by the Telegraph under the headline “Covid …
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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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