Several posts on Facebook have shared an image of a bus with a poster saying “Kids have strokes too” and telling people to “know the warning signs”. The posts suggest that these posters have been put up by the UK government or the NHS. One post claims this is to “‘normalise’ the upcoming avalanche of… Read More »
A post on social media claims that SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19) has “never been: isolated, purified, sequenced, characterised” or “proven to exist”. As we have written before, SARS-CoV-2 has been isolated many times. Dr. Stephen Griffin, a virologist and Associate Professor at Leeds Institute of Medical Research previously told Full Fact: “SARS-CoV2 has… Read More »
A Facebook post claims that you can buy a Dyson Supersonic hair dryer from retailer Currys for £1.78, with an image of what appears to be a woman holding a receipt for the hair dryer at that price. The post’s caption states “Currys limited sale, buy now Dyson Supersonic hair dryer for just £ 1.78”… Read More »
Last week the Independent published an article stating that a poll had found a “majority” of respondents were in favour of a new lockdown to curb Covid-19 cases. This was not true. In fact, fewer than 40%—a clear minority—said they wanted new restrictions to be implemented. The poll consisted of a survey of “nearly 700”… Read More »
An image of a sign at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic has been photoshopped to read as if it is urging parents to donate their children’s organs. It has been retweeted or quote tweeted more than 4,000 times after it was posted by musicians Right Said Fred and has also appeared on Facebook. Full Fact has… Read More »
A widely-viewed video posted on Facebook claims police have agreed that a 17-year-old was murdered with a Covid-19 vaccine. The video shows a group of protestors outside West Midlands Police HQ in Birmingham. One speaker says a police sergeant “agreed” with a series of statements after protestors reported that Adam Ali, a Solihull pupil who… Read More »
It has been wrongly claimed that the emissions from private jets flying delegates to Glasgow for COP26 are equivalent to Scotland’s entire annual CO2 emissions. This claim is based on an article in the Sunday Mail (the Sunday edition of the Daily Record), published on 31 October, headlined: “Private jets flying to COP26 in Glasgow… Read More »
“Going to bed between 10 and 11pm every night cuts your risk of getting heart disease by up to 25%, study claims” Daily Mail, 9 November 2021. The Daily Mail has reported on a new study and in the headline claimed it shows going to bed between 10pm and 11pm can cut your risk of… Read More »
During the Land Rush of 1889, 50,000 people raced into unclaimed lands in present-day Oklahoma, looking to claim a piece of two million acres put up for grabs. Within hours of the Land Rush beginning, Oklahoma City and Guthrie had populations of 10,000 people. The post During the Land Rush of 1889,… appeared first on… Read More »
Someone born in 55 BC who died in 35 AD (at the age of 90) would have witnessed the rise and fall of Julius Caesar, the reign of Augustus and founding of the Roman Empire, Cleopatra’s whole reign and the fall of Egypt to Rome, and the birth, life, and crucifixion of Jesus. The post… Read More »