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2 February 2022 What was claimed UKHSA data shows that people who receive a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine are more likely to be infected with the disease. Our verdict This is not true. The UKHSA data does not show this. Indeed the UKHSA warns against misinterpreting its data in this way. …
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31 January 2022 What was claimed There is a live criminal investigation into the Covid-19 vaccine programme. Our verdict There isn’t. A crime reference number was created after campaigners visited a London police station in December 2021. The Metropolitan Police has confirmed there is no …
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31 January 2022 What was claimed The UK has recorded five times more deaths “due to” the Covid-19 vaccines than all other vaccines over the past five years Our verdict These refer to the number of deaths reported after vaccination though may not have been due to vaccination. An article on a blog, …
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31 January 2022 What was claimed Only 17,500 people have died of Covid in England and Wales. Our verdict Incorrect. The true number is more than 140,000. 17,500 is roughly how many of these people did not have other pre-existing conditions. The comedian and broadcaster Alex Belfield has claimed in …
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Health / Coronavirus 28 January 2022 What was claimed The spike proteins generated by the body in response to the Covid-19 vaccines make people a ticking time bomb for cancer, blood clots and other ailments. Our verdict This is not true. Some health problems have been linked to vaccination in very …
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28 January 2022 What was claimed The Spanish Flu wasn’t a flu virus, it was a bacteria that caused severe and lethal pneumonia. Our verdict The 1918 flu pandemic, also known as Spanish Flu, was caused by the influenza A H1N1 virus. There is evidence that many of the people who died in the pandemic …
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27 January 2022 What was claimed The ONS has admitted only 6,183 people died of Covid-19. Our verdict False. This figure is the number of people in England and Wales who, up to the end of 2021, died of Covid-19 where only Covid-19 was listed on their death certificate. In most cases Covid-19 will …
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26 January 2022 What was claimed While the media talks a lot of the 150,000 deaths, perhaps they should have been talking about the number of people who died ‘of Covid’ not ‘with Covid’. That was just 17,371 up to the end of quarter three 2021 Our verdict False. This is the number of people who …
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This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here. For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as false because the NHS and government have confirmed …
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25 January 2022 What was claimed Data from 145 countries shows that deployment of Covid-19 vaccines causes an increase in Covid-19 cases and deaths. Our verdict Medical statisticians have explained that the analysis, which is not peer reviewed or published in an academic journal, is deeply flawed. …
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