Economy, Business & Finance
Claims of an EU mineral water ban need a drop of context
Manufacturers can continue to export to Britain, as long as they renew their accreditation by 7 January 2022. Read
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Leo Benedictus
Journalist
Leo joined Full Fact in January 2020. For 15 years, he worked freelance as a feature writer for the Guardian, Prospect, the New Scientist and others, making maps of immigration, explaining citizens’ assemblies and debunking superfoods. He has a fondness for science and statistics. He also writes novels.
Don’t believe the funny story about the navy and the lighthouse
It’s a famous myth that is now decades old. Read
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Sweden is not abolishing cash
The use of coins and banknotes is declining, but the government and the central bank have no plans to stop issuing them. Read
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Health
Most people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are vaccinated
The vaccines are not perfect, and the vast majority of vulnerable people have been vaccinated, so the small proportion who get seriously ill still amount to a lot of people. Read
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A photo of a tiny bird actually shows a tiny sculpture
The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird, which is roughly twice as big as the model in the photo. Read
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Crime
About 3.6% of men have recently experienced domestic abuse
It is not around 7%, as the Safeguarding Minister claimed. This is the figure for women. Read
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Health
The Joe Rogan podcast misused English Covid-19 data
A guest misused a PHE report, which does not show that vaccinated people are more likely to catch the disease Read
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Health
The Covid-19 virus has been isolated many times in Spain—and elsewhere
The fact that the Spanish Ministry of Health doesn’t have its own viral cultures doesn’t mean it thinks they don’t exist. Read
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Health
The Covid-19 vaccines do protect against severe disease
There are more vaccinated people in hospital with Covid because the vast majority of vulnerable people have now been vaccinated. Read
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Health
Study doesn’t prove that statins ‘cut’ the risk of dying from Covid
A headline in the Daily Express was wrong to say that statins actually caused a lower death rate among people taking them. Read
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