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Health
Even when excluding final year students fast tracked into hospital roles due to the pandemic, the number of doctors has risen. Read
Most households receive payments below the benefits cap. Read
A viral Facebook post claims that the flu killed 64,000 people in 2018. This is incorrect. 64,000 people died in January 2018 in England and Wales of all causes. Read
NASA says it is so small it would burn up in the atmosphere. Read
The video is modern and was made after the pandemic began. Read
The picture has been edited. Read
The Prime Minister’s father wrote the book in 1982. Read
A Facebook post claims New Zealand MPs took a 20% pay cut during the pandemic while UK MPs gave themselves a pay rise. Read
The sign states in the top left corner that it is fake. Read
Health
Younger people and those with milder illness seem less likely to be affected, according to data from the Covid Symptom Study app Read
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