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Health
This is a misreading of data on the number of outbreaks or clusters identified by Public Health England. Read
A social media post shared tens of thousands of times makes claims about the Rail to refuge Scheme. Read
An Instagram post compares recent Covid-19 and obesity mortality rates which are not representative of the wider picture. Read
Health
Government scientists warned that new cases could double every week, which some people say is not realistic. Read
A viral post compares the number of deaths from cancer, suicide, alcohol and Covid-19 in Ireland, but it gets a lot wrong. Read
A government consultation about unlicensed vaccines has been misunderstood online. Read
Posts claiming that viruses are just dead material and the body contains many viruses don’t disprove the fact that Covid-19 can be very harmful. Read
Real-terms pay for staff at the top of band 5 fell from £33,007 in 2010/11 to £30,112 in real-terms between 2010/11 and 2019/20. Read
The fabricated quote appears to refer to an interview she gave to Sky News where she was asked about Mercy Baguma. Read
An expletive has been added in. Read
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