Hundreds of birds were found dead in the Netherlands but it had nothing to do with 5G
Almost 300 starlings were found dead in a park in The Hague but no 5G tests were going on at the time. Read
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Europe
Did “our boys” change the handball rule?
Ian Holloway was wrong to suggest that non-British organisations had changed the VAR and handball rules against the will of British football organisations. Read
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This picture of women ‘dressing up like 9/11’ was taken in the UK, not Israel
The students wore the outfits to a nightclub in Chester in 2013, and it had nothing to do with Purim. Read
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Health
Being ‘measles free’ doesn’t mean there are no cases of measles
The World Health Organisation says ‘eliminating measles’ means the number of cases in a country is at a level where it can’t circulate easily. Read
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Europe
The government has not just “set in stone” the repeal of the European Communities Act
The government has put into force part of the EU Withdrawal Act, which will repeal the European Communities Act on Brexit day. But parliament still has the means to stop this if it wishes. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
It’s not government policy to raise the pension age to 75
This was recommended in a report the Centre for Social Justice. Read
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Survation didn’t say the Liberal Democrats are polling ahead of the Conservatives in Esher and Walton
Survation’s poll was a national survey of voting intention which was then used to model an estimate of what local voting could be – this might not be reliable. Read
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An article about leaked Lib Dem emails is fake
Images of an apparent Guardian article reporting on “turmoil at heart of Liberal Democrats” are fake. Read
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Crime
Are assaults on police officers rising?
All recorded assaults on police officers have risen by 18% since 2017/18, but it is not possible to compare this year’s figures with the stats from before then. Read
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Crime
How many rapists reoffend?
Each year in England and Wales, roughly 40-60 people are convicted of rape who had previous rape convictions. Read
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