Health
Covid vaccines don’t raise your risk of miscarriage
A widely shared video incorrectly claims that 76% of vaccinated women experience miscarriage. Read
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Health
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Health
False claims about Covid-19 ‘crisis actor’ recirculate on Facebook
Claims that a Covid-19 patient interviewed by BBC News during the pandemic was actually a “crisis actor” have been shared on social media for years—but this isn’t true. Read
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Health
Vaccines funded by Bill Gates did not cause autism to increase in Vietnam
A viral video suggests vaccines caused autism in Vietnam, but this idea has been widely debunked. Read
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Health
False claim cancer is ‘trying to heal’ shared again online
Incorrect and potentially harmful claims that cancerous tumours are ‘bags of toxins’ are being shared again online. Read
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Health
No, sunscreen doesn’t cause skin cancer
Posts on social media have misunderstood a scientific study, which explains that people who use more sunscreen may well be exposed to more cancer-causing sunlight. Read
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Health
Senior doctors didn’t say social media was as bad for children as smoking
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges compared the profession’s reaction to social media with its reaction to smoking. It didn’t say both were equally harmful. Read
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Europe
The Brexit vote 10 years on: your questions answered
A decade on from the referendum, we look at what’s happened to the economy, immigration and that £350 million pledge. Read
Analysis
8 June 2026
Appears off track
Appears off track
Government Tracker
Is the government on track to double the number of CT and MRI scanners in the NHS?
Labour’s 2024 election manifesto promised to introduce a new ‘Fit for the Future’ fund. Read
Gov Tracker
29 May 2026
Wait and see
Wait and see
Government Tracker
Will the government create a National Care Service?
We take a look at Labour’s pledge to create a National Care Service, a proposal to overhaul adult social care in England. Read
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Health
Melanoma is not the ‘most common cancer globally’
Articles published in the i paper and the Guardian wrongly claim that melanoma skin cancer is the most common cancer globally. Read
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