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The poll in question was conducted before coverage of a disagreement between Number 10 and Dominic Cummings, so this could not have affected the results, as suggested. Read
Some social media users have fabricated quotes about the super league attributed to Klopp and Ferguson. We spoke to one of them. Read
Social media posts falsely claim that a woman arrested during the Clapham vigil is the same woman who was injured in the Parsons Green Tube attack. Read
Health
Labour claims that the Budget took £30bn out of day to day health spending, this is true if you include the withdrawal of last year’s Covid money. Read
There’s been some confusion over whether pupils can return to school after a positive lateral flow test but a negative PCR result. Read
Debate over whether the government scheme caused a rise in infections continues. Read
A survey by the campaign group Fair Fuel UK was covered by The Mail on Sunday, but has several flaws. Read
A comment piece in the Express wrongly claimed Donald Trump lost the election because of fraudulent votes. Read
GPT-3 is mistaken about the etymology of the word robot. Read
This was claimed in an article when the rise has actually been since last year. Read
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