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Fact Checks
The FFS Show episode 8: Scots vaccine death stats, and how to talk to conspiracy theorists
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Mags is back for episode eight of The FFS Show, The Ferret’s fact-checking and misinformation podcast.
She looks at a misleading article about Covid-19 vaccine-related deaths in Scotland, while Ali looks at how to talk to friends and family who believe in conspiracy theories.
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