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Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan claimed Reform UK hasn’t said whether it would keep free prescriptions in Wales—but the party has said it would. Read
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This figure refers to the number of waits, not the number of individuals waiting for treatment as both Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar claimed. Read
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This figure, which we’ve heard from Scottish Labour before, appears to combine waits for multiple types of treatment in Scotland—but some patients may be waiting for multiple appointments. Read
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Following our fact check, it has stopped saying sunbeds are “as dangerous as smoking”. Read
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Posts online suggest there’s some sort of conspiracy involving a 2025 pandemic simulation exercise and the meningitis outbreak, but there’s absolutely no evidence to support this. Read
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Number 10 confirmed Sir Keir Starmer did not say the UK may need to go into another lockdown if meningitis cases continue to rise. Read
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We answer questions from Full Fact readers, including why everyone doesn’t get the vaccine, and how long protection from the vaccine lasts. Read
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Its claim that “sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking” is based on the World Health Organisation classing both as cancer-causing hazards, but experts say smoking is much more likely to harm you. Read
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The government claims it has put 3,000 GPs into general practice, but that figure is a headcount of the GPs recruited through a specific scheme. The overall net increase in full-time equivalent GPs is less. Read
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A social media post seems to imply that increasing vaccine doses have caused increases in autism cases, but that’s not true. Read
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