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The Infodemic: British Restaurants Not Required to Sign On to 'Secret' COVID Passport Enforcement


FILE - People have drinks before pubs close ahead of a lockdown in Vauxhall, London, Nov. 4, 2020
FILE - People have drinks before pubs close ahead of a lockdown in Vauxhall, London, Nov. 4, 2020

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Daily Debunk

Claim: The UK government secretly asked pubs and restaurants to sign documents confirming they will enforce COVID-19 vaccine passports.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: A video clip of a woman convulsing on the ground alongside a claim that she is suffering from side effects after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

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