French ambassador hasn’t left Kabul as Robert Peston claims
The French embassy has left its building in Kabul’s diplomatic quarter and relocated to the airport. Read
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Messi didn’t double PSG’s Instagram followers
A Facebook post falsely claims that Messi signing with PSG doubled the club’s followers on Instagram. Read
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Daily cancer deaths not higher than those from Covid during last 40 days
Communications consultant James Melville compares Covid-19 and cancer deaths but his figures aren’t correct. Read
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Was Dawn Butler right about Boris Johnson ‘lying’ to Parliament?
Dawn Butler was removed from the Commons for claiming that the Prime Minister lied. Read
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Richard Tice makes misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines and fertility
The Reform UK leader’s claim is based on Yellow Card and VAERS data, which does not show proven adverse reactions to the vaccines. Read
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Average Covid-19 victim dies years before they otherwise would
In an allegedly leaked WhatsApp message, Boris Johnson appeared to claim that the average age of Covid-19 deaths is higher than the average life expectancy. Read
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No, ‘woke’ culture war isn’t the biggest dividing line in Britain
It came seventh when people were asked about it in a recent survey. Read
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Was Michael Gove right about court ruling over bias in contracts?
The Cabinet Minister claimed on Sky News that there was no actual bias and no breach of the ministerial code in the decision to award a contract to Public First. Read
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Only a third of people first heard of the term ‘cancel culture’ in the past year
An article in The Sun far overstates the number of people who have heard of cancel culture. Read
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Matt Hancock wrong about number of Bolton vaccinations
Official figures put the town’s highest number of people vaccinated in a single day at 5,465, not tens of thousands. Read
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