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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Abbas Panjwani
Fact Checker (former)
Abbas joined Full Fact in 2018. Before this, he worked as a social researcher, collecting quantitative and qualitative research to help inform policy development and evaluation for government departments and other public bodies. Most recently he worked as research manager at Ofgem, Great Britain’s energy regulator, and has also worked on projects for BIS, the Home Office and the Competition and Markets Authority.
Health
No evidence of ‘nanobots’ in Covid-19 test swabs
The claim follows other misinformation that parasites and nanoparticles are in the swabs. Read
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Crime
Higher deportation rates don’t necessarily demonstrate ‘disproportionate targeting’ of Jamaicans
The data is not entirely reliable, and there may be multiple reasons why deportation rates vary, including whether deportation would affect someone’s human rights. Read
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Environment
Why it’s unlikely Geronimo the alpaca’s TB test gave a false positive
Bovine TB tests work by detecting an antibody response. But that antibody response isn’t triggered unless the animal has been infected in the past. Read
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Health
Abortion rate lower than claimed as miscarriages not factored in
ONS data claims one in four pregnancies end in abortion, but this doesn’t count pregnancies which end in miscarriage. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The government’s numbers on savings for wine drinkers don’t add up
The government estimated its new imports policy will save wine drinkers £130 million. An industry body puts the figure at around £30 million. Read
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Israel’s travel policy doesn’t view vaccinated passengers as higher risk
Suggestions that Israel postponing the lifting of travel restrictions on vaccinated tourists indicates they are high risk ignores the fact that unvaccinated travellers are restricted too. Read
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Video of Uber driver throwing passenger into a fountain is a prank
Video of Uber driver throwing passenger into a fountain is a prank Read
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Health
Boris Johnson was wrong to say that “everybody” is entitled to extra self-isolation support
People are not entitled to the equivalent of the living wage while they self-isolate, and a £500 support payment is only for those on benefits or in hardship. Read
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Health
TfL is part of self-isolation pilot scheme
TfL initially suggested it wasn’t part of the scheme. Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak said they wouldn't be self-isolating due to being part of the pilot themselves, before the decision was reversed. Read
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