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blood transfusions

No vampires here – South Africans don’t usually pay for blood transfusions and aren’t paid to donate

31 May 2023

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Muammar Gaddafi

African currency

Did Gaddafi plan to introduce an African currency backed by gold reserves? Maybe, but there’s little evidence for this

31 May 2023

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No, Guardian columnist George Monbiot didn’t say he’s had Covid 23 times – fake headline and op-ed

31 May 2023

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Don’t believe images of satanic figures reading to children – ‘Baphomet Book Club’ photos are AI-generated

31 May 2023

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Don’t believe remedy that ‘cures the disease effectively’ – there is still no one-size-fits-all cure for cancer

31 May 2023

Apeel_False

No, Apeel’s edible ‘peel’ won’t ‘kill you slowly’ and is not grown on Bill Gates’s farm

30 May 2023

Cult_False

No, 2014 video does not show children who were forced to kill and eat babies by a satanic cult

26 May 2023

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banking details

Military Assistance Corps

No, hackers can’t copy your contact list or steal banking details simply by phoning you – ignore widely shared claim

25 May 2023

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World Health Organization

No, pandemic treaty still a rough draft, doesn’t give World Health Organization ‘control over entire world’

24 May 2023

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