Daily Archives: February 8, 2022

A screenshot of a post being shared on Facebook makes a number of claims, including that the Prime Minister of Australia and state premiers across the country are about to be arrested. The post says that New South Wales police have been “served” documents, including arrest warrants, and that the “deadline for these arrests are… Read More »

A BBC article, published in January, claims that “between 80,000 and 100,000 children [are] not on any school rolls at all” following national Covid-19 lockdowns. This is not accurate. The article attributes this figure to the Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, after she made the claim on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on… Read More »

A post on Instagram claims that incidences of health conditions such as female infertility, neurological abnormalities and cancers have dramatically increased, citing figures claimed to have come from the NHS.  It’s not clear what time period the post covers, but the inclusion of conditions such as Bell’s palsy and myocardial infarction (a heart attack) mirrors… Read More »

Multiple Facebook posts claim West Yorkshire Police is investigating the Covid-19 vaccine programme. This is not true. The posts include a reference number and encourage other Facebook users to contact the force with reports of adverse reactions they suspect to have been caused by vaccination. Video footage of a member of the public providing documents… Read More »