Health
We do not test 330,000 people a day for Covid-19
The true number of people tested for Covid-19 each day, under the Test and Trace programme for England, is about 52,000 Read
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Leo Benedictus
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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.
Health
Ordinary face masks are not harmful
Mask wearing is not harmful for most people, apart from rare instances involving tight-fitting N95 respirators. Read
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Crime
Many children have been the victims of grooming gangs, but there’s no evidence for a figure of one million
We can’t objectively compare the public response to grooming gangs with Black Lives Matter Read
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Health
Layla Moran’s child malnutrition figures are wrong
Three hospitals say they had far fewer child malnutrition admissions than was reported. Other questions remain unresolved. Read
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Mark Francois did not deny that there is a gender pay gap
This quote appears to be a fabrication. Read
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Pressing ‘cancel’ does not prevent cash machine fraud
It is a common myth that pressing cancel before using a cash machine will prevent fraud Read
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Health
Independent SAGE’s estimated death rate is too high
It is wrong to suggest that the government has said it would be happy for the Covid-19 death rate to remain at this level. Read
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Health
Covid-19 testing is not as fast as Matt Hancock claimed
Almost all the tests Matt Hancock described deliver results by the end of the next day—not within 24hrs Read
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Health
The UK has had one of Europe’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks
The UK is not the only European country with many Covid-19 deaths. Read
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Education
Boris Johnson overstates number of schools with returning students
Boris Johnson was wrong to say that 97% of primary schools which report data had kids coming back. The figure on the day he was speaking was 69%. Read
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