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While a Daily Express headline suggests otherwise, the proportion of Britons forecast to be obese or severely obese by 2040 is actually 36%. Read
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False claims circulating on social media about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine are not based on newly published documents. Read
Health
Posts questioning where the £37 billion allocated to Test and Trace was spent have been shared hundreds of times on social media. Read
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The poster includes a link to a genuine scheme, which has existed since before the pandemic, under which people severely disabled by vaccines can apply for £120,000. Read
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A post on Facebook claims that the European Council has removed its objection to mandatory Covid-19 vaccines. Read
Education
The data comes from members of the NASUWT teaching union who chose to complete its survey, so it can’t reliably tell us about the wellbeing of teachers as a whole. Read
Health
An article shared on Facebook claims that most children with hepatitis were breastfed by fully vaccinated mothers. Read
This claim appears to be based on a misunderstanding of a 2021 article that suggested a different measure of effectiveness be published alongside the usual measure. Read
Health
A headline suggesting otherwise is not accurate. There is a reported shortage of appointments for new NHS patients, however. Read
Health
A screenshot of a supposed new document from Pfizer has been shared thousands of times but is out of date. Read
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