Misleading claims on pre-existing conditions and Covid-19 deaths go viral
A Facebook post makes a false claim about the Covid-19 death rate. 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.
Surgical masks may offer some protection to the wearer from Covid-19 and may stop them from infecting others
Masks may offer some limited protection to the wearer and are likely to protect others if the wearer is infectious. Read
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Health
It’s not true that employees who have to quarantine cannot be ‘penalised’
Dominic Raab wrongly claimed people cannot be ‘penalised’ by employers if they have to quarantine after being abroad. Read
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Health
You do not have to legally lower your mask for lip-readers
Lowering your mask to assist those who lip-read is allowed, but not legally required. Read
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Health
There is no indication that a Covid-19 vaccine will be mandatory or that those who don’t get it will have their movements restricted
A post claims that an app containing a QR code will be used to stop people entering shops or businesses if they haven’t had the vaccine. 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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It’s incorrect to say there was no resistance to safety measures around the Blitz
There are multiple examples of people failing to follow Blitz guidance. Read
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Health
The government was wrong on its own data on Covid-19 tests for care homes
Boris Johnson and the Department for Health and Social Care claimed in May 125,000 staff in care settings and 118,000 care home residents had been tested for Covid-19. New data shows this incorrect. 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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It’s not true that 58% of Covid-19 deaths in Scotland were in care homes
A widely shared Facebook post wrongly claims that 58% of Scotland’s coronavirus deaths took place in care homes. Read
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