You should generally wear a protective face mask with the coloured side pointing outwards
Wearing a protective mask the wrong way around can reduce its effectiveness. Read
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Boris Johnson did write that “blue collar” men are likely to be drunk, criminal, aimless, feckless and hopeless
In a 1995 Spectator article, Boris Johnson wrote that ”blue collar” men are likely to be drunk, criminal, aimless, feckless and hopeless. Read
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MPs cannot claim £50 for breakfast as viral post claims
They can claim £25 for food bought during the day provided they are staying overnight outside of London and their constituency. Read
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MPs salaries have grown faster than starting salaries of nurses, teachers and police officers
Starting salaries for nurses, teachers and police officers have fallen since 2010 when you factor in inflation. Read
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Some pensioners will lose £70 a week, but Boris Johnson didn’t introduce the change
Some pensioners will lose £70 a week under reforms set out in 2007 Pensions Act. Read
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Health
Viral image about patents for viruses is misleading
Claims about patents existing for AIDS, Zika, SARS, swine flu and Ebola are misleading. Read
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Here’s what the books that “predicted” the Covid-19 coronavirus actually say
One is a sci-fi novel about a disease created in a lab outside of Wuhan, and another is a book of predictions that said a “pneumonia-like” illness would spread in 2020. Read
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Two men did go to prison for throwing bacon at a mosque, while a man was fined for burning poppies
However, it is unclear if Mr Choudhury’s fine came out of his benefits. Read
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Dettol hasn’t tested its products against the new Wuhan coronavirus yet
Coronavirus is a category of viruses that includes the common cold. Read
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It is not illegal to drive with pyjamas on in the UK
The article presented as evidence of the new law in this claim is an April Fool’s joke. Read
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