Fact Checker (former)
Health
The Prime Minister suggested that grandparents could bubble with the household of their grandchildren. This isn’t always allowed. Read
This was claimed in an article when the rise has actually been since last year. Read
The number of mobile phone subscriptions in China fell by 21 million between December and February. This doesn’t mean 21 million have died. Read
Health
The PM claimed all tests at regional sites and mobile units were processed within 24 hours. New data shows, at the time, only 19% and 5% of tests respectively were processed within 24 hours. Read
Education
Barnardo’s has seen a 44% increase in the number of children referred from councils to be placed in foster care during the pandemic. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister recently compared the government’s policy program to Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. They’re not on the same scale. Read
Also, claims that the polio vaccine paralysed thousands of children are based on shaky evidence. Read
The poppy has always been allowed in the Premier League. It was banned in international fixtures but this ban has been lifted. Read
Education
A question at PMQs by Labour MP Stephen Timms suggested this wasn’t the case. Free school meal eligibility has been temporarily extended to some of these children. Read
Health
Until 15 April there was no requirement to test patients being discharged from hospitals to care homes for Covid-19 in England. Read
