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Health
Karl Turner claimed that Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson “blew” £37 billion on the Track and Trace app. The app’s actual cost in the first year was about £35 million. Read
Iranian parliamentarians have called for “harsh punishments” which could include the death penalty, but we can find no evidence for viral claims that 15,000 people have already been sentenced to death Read
The premium-rate number a Facebook post warns about was shut down in 2005. Read
Health
Not all of the 30,000 excess deaths involving heart disease in England since the pandemic started were necessarily caused by healthcare disruption. Many may have been caused by Covid-19. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
If council tax rises by 5%, it would cost households in an average band D property about £100 more per year—not per month. Read
Health
The shadow health secretary claimed there were no strikes in the NHS during Labour’s last spell in government, but we’ve found some examples of local strikes taking place. Read
The names, pictures and locations of those being sought are false. Read
Thousands of people have shared a Facebook post which claims that Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin is retiring. Read
Health
MPs Danny Kruger, Sir Christopher Chope and Andrew Bridgen all made claims about vaccines that need context. Read
Several sources of evidence suggest that she has also had the Covid-19 vaccine. Read
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