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False: No, paracetamol pills stamped P-500 do not contain Machupo virus. Old hoax is still false IN SHORT: Paracetamol tablets stamped "P-500" do not contain Machupo virus. This claim continues to resurface on WhatsApp and Facebook in different countries, but there's no scientific evidence to back it up. At least six years after it first appeared, a message warning people no (Source: Africa Check)

Altered: Altered image of Sir Karl Jenkins wearing ‘Q’ medal at coronation An image appearing to show Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins wearing a medal with the letter “Q” emblazoned across it at King Charles’ coronation is digitally altered. Instead, Jenkins wore a Knighthood medal that was awarded to him in 2015. The image circulating online seemingly s (Source: Reuters)