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False: The planet has an unlimited supply of oil. A video claiming that oil is an “unlimited” resource has spread widely among social media users on Instagram and Twitter in recent days. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: Photo shows Malaysia flight MH370 discovered in the ocean Fact check: Photo shows dive tourism attraction, not missing Malaysia flight MH370Show Caption Hide Caption Aircraft enthusiasts blown back by low-landing airplane in Greece Aircraft enthusiasts grabbed an up close and personal look at an Airbus A321 when it landed extremely low, blowing some spectators back. Ariana Triggs, USA TODAYThe claim: Photo shows Malaysia flight MH370 discovered in the oceanA photo in a May 2 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows the front of a deteriorated airplane submerged in water. "Malaysia Airplane MH370 that disappeared 9 year ago has been found under ocean with no human skeleton," reads the post. The video is captioned: "Tristar Airplane Wreck. Fact check: Photos show fossilized giant sloth bones, not giant human remainsFlight MH370 disappeared March 8, 2014, en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing, China. (Source: USA Today)

False: COVID-19 vaccines are more deadly than the COVID virus. The claim that people are more likely to die from COVID vaccines than from the virus is false. The claim is based on figures taken from a research paper published by two US vaccine sceptics. That paper based its calculations on claims made in another paper that COVID vaccines caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the US. But experts told AAP FactCheck the research underpinning the claim was flawed and unreliable. Comparisons of non-COVID mortality rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals have found no increase in deaths by people who received the jab. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)