Health
Sun wrong to claim lockdown doubled suicide rates
Evidence suggests suicides did not increase after the first lockdown. 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.
Economy, Business & Finance
Boris Johnson repeats misleading council tax comparison
The Prime Minister claimed that band D average council tax is higher in Labour areas than Conservative ones. But band D rates are not a fair comparison. Average tax in Labour areas is lower. Read
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'Fake' WW1 photo contains kernel of truth
A photo of a WW1 battalion after returning from war in 1918 is not real. But it is based on real events. Read
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Viewers spot Lorraine Kelly Himalayas gaffe
The TV personality claimed photos showed how visibility of the Himalayas changed after lockdown. The ‘before’ image was edited and not real. Read
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There were nowhere near one million people at the anti-lockdown march
The march passed under Waterloo Bridge in 50 minutes. It’s unfeasible that one million people could pass through that space in 50 minutes. Read
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Photo of 2018 anti-Brexit march mislabelled as showing 2021 anti-lockdown march
An aerial image is claimed to be from the 24 April anti-lockdown march in London. It was actually from a 2018 march against Brexit. Read
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Mike Yeadon wrong again on lockdowns and face masks
Claims that lockdowns and face masks don’t work are false. Read
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Error-strewn paper claims face masks are ineffective and harmful
The ‘peer-reviewed paper from Stanford’ is not from Stanford and may not have been conventionally peer-reviewed. Read
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Fake football quotes go viral
Some social media users have fabricated quotes about the super league attributed to Klopp and Ferguson. We spoke to one of them. Read
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Health
Zero hours workers not excluded from self-isolation payments
Payments of £500 are available to eligible low-income or benefit-receiving workers who have to self-isolate. Read
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