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Fact Check: Vinegar Fumes Do Not Help Treat Covid-19 Symptoms
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Fact Check: Vinegar Fumes Do Not Help Treat Covid-19 Symptoms

Health experts say the claim is “baseless” and the method “can be potentially harmful, both directly and indirectly”.

13 Oct 2021 12:38 PM GMT
Old Video Of Cop Harassing Couple In Pakistan Surfaces With Misleading Context
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Old Video Of Cop Harassing Couple In Pakistan Surfaces With Misleading ...

Local police said the video shows an incident in 2018 for which an officer was 'punished'.

13 Oct 2021 11:55 AM GMT
Staff Shortage, Not Vaccine Strike, Caused Flight Cancelations in US
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Staff Shortage, Not Vaccine Strike, Caused Flight Cancelations in US

A video posted on Facebook hailed the alleged strikers as heroes. But there is currently no strike at Southwest...

13 Oct 2021 8:38 AM GMT
No, This Video Does Not Show Ganesha Chaturthi Celebrations in France
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No, This Video Does Not Show Ganesha Chaturthi Celebrations in France

The Ganesha idol was made for the Bollywood-themed Lemon Festival in France in 2018.

13 Oct 2021 8:38 AM GMT
Posts Falsely Claim California Ports Backlog Has Been Done Intentionally
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Posts Falsely Claim California Ports Backlog Has Been Done...

Port officials in California say the source of the problem is increased demands for goods, not a conspiracy.

12 Oct 2021 9:25 AM GMT
Global Facebook Outage Was Not Caused By Chinese Teen Hacker
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Global Facebook Outage Was Not Caused By Chinese Teen Hacker

Facebook said the crisis was caused by an internal error, not malicious activity.

12 Oct 2021 9:24 AM GMT
2018 Photo Shared As French Protest Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
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2018 Photo Shared As French Protest Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The photo predates the COVID-19 pandemic, and was taken during anti-government protests in France in 2018.

12 Oct 2021 9:24 AM GMT
Emergency Order To Curb Covid-19 in Canadian Province Shared as Martial Law Order
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Emergency Order To Curb Covid-19 in Canadian Province Shared as...

The document cited as evidence is an emergency order aimed at curbing the Covid-19 pandemic in the province of...

11 Oct 2021 3:30 PM GMT
No, Cannabis Is Not Safer Than Water. Overdose Can Cause Adverse Effects
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No, Cannabis Is Not Safer Than Water. Overdose Can Cause Adverse...

Social media posts claim a person would have to smoke more than 1.3 million joints in 15 minutes to overdose on...

11 Oct 2021 2:28 PM GMT
Misleading Post Claims Covid-19 Vaccination Makes MRI Scans Dangerous
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Misleading Post Claims Covid-19 Vaccination Makes MRI Scans Dangerous

Social media posts claim 'electromagnetism' from MRI scans can be dangerous for recently-vaccinated people.

11 Oct 2021 12:55 PM GMT
Prop Created For TV Series Passed Off As Prehistoric Crocodile Skull
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Prop Created For TV Series Passed Off As Prehistoric Crocodile Skull

The post, which has been shared more than 600 times, shows a photo of a man leaning over a huge animal skull.

10 Oct 2021 7:19 AM GMT
Iced Water Doesnt Cause Fat In Stomach As Claimed In This Viral Post
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Iced Water Doesn't Cause Fat In Stomach As Claimed In This Viral Post

Facebook and Twitter posts have long warned that drinking iced water can increase fat in the stomach. The claim is...

7 Oct 2021 2:00 PM GMT