Fireworks are not banned in London on New Year’s Eve
Although the official Thames fireworks are not happening this year, Londoners can set off fireworks until the 1am curfew as usual. Read
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Canada is not implementing a social credit scheme
A Facebook post falsely claims a scheme that monitors the actions of businesses and citizens and uses financial sanctions as punishments will soon be used in Canada. Read
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Two doctors with same name cause Times letter confusion
A social media post incorrectly claims that a letter written to The Times was from a doctor who died in 2016. Read
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Crime
About 3.6% of men have recently experienced domestic abuse
It is not around 7%, as the Safeguarding Minister claimed. This is the figure for women. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
England hasn’t ‘kept’ £450 billion of Scottish taxes since 2001
A Facebook post claiming England has kept Scottish taxes ignores the money spent by the UK government for or in Scotland. Read
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Health
Vaccine rap battle full of misinformation
A video on Facebook shares several common types of harmful misinformation about Covid-19 and the vaccines. Read
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Environment
Bill Gates’ £400m claim about green investment was wrong
The entrepreneur said both his organisation and the UK government were contributing £400 million each to a new fund. Read
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Health
Viral tweet overstates UK’s lead in Covid-19 cases
There are things to take into account when you see UK data compared with other countries. Read
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Health
Concerns about animal welfare are just one reason Sainsbury’s stopped selling fireworks
A spokesperson for the supermarket giant told us it hadn’t sold fireworks since 2019. Read
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NHSX website doesn’t reveal vaccine passport roll out
The government confirmed that proving vaccination status continues to be an option, rather than a definite plan for December. Read
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