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Politics
On BBC Breakfast yesterday morning, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said “we’ve got 7.7 million people on NHS waiting lists”. This is not what NHS England data shows, as we’ve … Read
Politics
At Prime Minister’s Questions today, Rishi Sunak said that “rough sleeping in this country is down by 35% … thanks to the efforts of this government”. Official estimates suggest the … Read
Politics
Richard Tice, Reform UK leader, on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions on Friday, said that the lead counsel for the Covid-19 Inquiry presented “data on international comparisons” that “was completely … Read
But ULEZ and the congestion charge don’t. Read
Since May 2023, mayoral elections in England have used the ‘First Past the Post’ system, rather than the ‘Supplementary Vote’. Read
Health
The chemical is used during the manufacturing process, but the FDA found no methylene chloride in samples of Acesulfame K that it tested, and said it does not expect it to be present. Read
Full Fact’s clinical fact checker Dr Fergus Brown looks back at his year of fact checking health misinformation and reflects on what he’ll take back to his work in medicine. Read
Posts on Facebook desperately appealing for help finding a missing father with dementia are fake. Read
One post has more than 1,000 shares. Read
We often see misinformation about high-profile criminals. Read
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