Economy, Business & Finance
The EU doesn’t have a 40% tariff on African food imports
This was claimed by MP George Freeman when outlining the UK’s commitment to developing nations. 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.
Adverse event reports after vaccines are not necessarily due to vaccines
Reports of adverse events following vaccines could indicate a vaccine is the cause, but this isn’t proof in and of itself. Read
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This isn’t a real image of the Northern Lights from space
This image of the Northern Lights from space is a computer generation, but many real images of the phenomenon from space exist. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Golden oldies: Are one in five pensioners millionaires?
A quarter of over 65s live in households with wealth above a million pounds. Read
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Italy aren’t going to be disqualified from Euro 2020
Claims the Azzurri fielded a suspended player in the final are false. Read
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A Portuguese court hasn’t said there have only been 152 Covid deaths
This was just the number of deaths recorded by doctors from the Ministry of Justice, who typically only deal with deaths where there is a suspicion of foul play. Read
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Health
Covid-19 and flu comparisons reappraised
The health secretary has been criticised for saying we have to live with Covid as we do with flu. But how do the two compare, now most adults are vaccinated? Read
Analysis
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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Health
Why school testing data doesn’t tell the whole story
Data is based on tests reported and so excludes the many tests taken but not reported. Read
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Health
Telegraph suggests 9% of England dies each year
The article confuses an annual death rate with a monthly death rate. Read
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