Health
New Statesman death comparison creates misleading picture
Rising death tolls do not necessarily show people are getting sicker, as the population is ageing and growing. Read
Analysis
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
Clearing up some of the confusion over free school meals
Schools are required to provide lunches to eligible pupils either directly or using vouchers. Read
Analysis
Health
PPE: What actually happened during the first wave?
FOI data from NHS trusts reveals the central supply chain used data that didn’t always show the picture on the ground when sending out PPE stock. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
How to check claims about tariffs and trade
Knowing which tariffs to pay and what rules to follow is vital for businesses. Misinformation about tariff rates can be used to mislead the public. Here’s how to understand what’s going on. Read
Analysis
Health
How does a Covid-19 test work?
The common cold will not produce a positive result on a Covid-19 diagnostic test. Read
Analysis
Health
Testing: Where are we?
With the issue of Covid-19 testing back in the news, we take a look at how the testing programme is currently performing. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
What was the New Deal?
The Prime Minister recently compared the government’s policy program to Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. They’re not on the same scale. Read
Analysis
Europe
When arriving to an EU airport, which queue do I now use at passport control?
Continue to use the EU/EEA/Switzerland queue at European airports until the end of 2020. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Who are “economically inactive” people, and could they join the work force?
Economically inactive people don’t have a job, and they aren’t classed as unemployed because they’re not looking for or able to start a new job. Read
Analysis
The facts behind Labour and Conservative Facebook ads in this election
If there’s one issue that dominated discussion of campaign techniques in the run up to the election, it was online adverts. We look at how the Conservative and Labour campaigns played out. Read
Analysis
