President Obama does not plan to govern Kenya next
Claims this is the case are based on a joke article about Barack Obama wanting to be president of Kenya Read
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Mixing baby oil and iodine won’t remove body hair
Iodine and baby oil isn’t an alternative to shaving. Read
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This is not an official Extinction Rebellion sticker
This has been done by another group who make materials in the style of the climate activists. Read
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Japan does accept a small number of official refugees
Claims that Japan doesn’t take in any refugees are false. Read
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This Boris Johnson quote has been edited and taken out of context
Two sentences from an article written by Mr Johnson in a 2013 article arguing for and against Brexit have been edited together. Read
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Health
Quarter of private renters experience sickness over housing worries—but we don’t know if private renting is the cause
A quarter of private renters agree that housing worries have made them ill. The Guardian claimed private renting is the cause which confuses correlation and causation. Read
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This claim that 2,000 people have died waiting for benefits since a Universal Credit review was announced needs context
The estimate is an average based on how many people died between 2013 and 2018 waiting for a decision on their Personal Independence Payment decision. Read
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Health
Jeremy Hunt muddled the numbers on botched surgeries
Jeremy Hunt said the NHS operates on the wrong part of someone’s body four times a day. It’s actually four times a week. Read
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Crime
It’s very unlikely that fewer knife offenders are facing jail
Claims from Labour about knife crime sentencing aren’t comparing like-with-like. Read
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A Bill to change referendum rules came from one Lord, not the government
A Bill proposing changes to the rules around referendums has been put forward by a Conservative Lord, but has not been endorsed by the party or government. Read
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