Claim: A letter sent by a Liverpool school claimed consent wasn't needed to test children for Covid-19 during a city-wide testing scheme.
Fact-check: Viral letter on Covid-19 testing in Liverpool school was real but has been withdrawn - Full Fact
Verdict: while the letter was genuine, it was withdrawn days after being sent by the school and replaced by a new letter saying consent was required. the council says the first letter was drafted without input from its public health teams.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2020-11-10T00:00:00