Did Eat Out to Help Out cause Covid to spread?
Debate over whether the government scheme caused a rise in infections continues. Read
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From false health claims to misleading statements on immigration, politics and conflict—our expert team delivers impartial, evidence based fact checks.
Test and Trace has much larger budget than Mars Perseverance expedition
We don’t yet have figures for the entire amount spent on Test and Trace, but it is already more than NASA has spent on its latest Mars mission. Read
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Health
It’s not clear if antidepressants cause hair loss
Research reported in the Express does not establish any link between the medication and losing your hair. Read
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Health
Luminescent enzymes not in Covid-19 vaccine and other myths debunked
Viral claims include that Covid-19 vaccines will change your DNA (they won’t) and contain something called luciferase (they don’t). Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Details missing on levelling up funding
A list of priority areas due to receive early funding from the new “Levelling Up Fund” has been published. The rationale for why certain areas are prioritised has not. Read
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Tests can detect the Covid-19 virus
The false positive rate is not 100%, which would mean they gave a positive result, wrongly, every time. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is Transport for the North’s budget being reduced by 40%?
Boris Johnson denied 40% reductions to the transport body’s budget during PMQs. Read
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Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine will not change your DNA
This is a common myth about mRNA vaccines, which give instructions to cells, but do not change their DNA. Read
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Covid-19 is not a rebrand of flu
Although sometimes flu and Covid-19 have similar symptoms, they are different illnesses caused by different organisms. Read
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Health
HPV testing kits are not smear tests
HPV testing kits are not the same as smear tests and lead to results that can detect or not detect HPV rather than analysing changes to cervical cells. Read
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