Health
Vaccines don’t cause Covid-19
There are various reasons why Covid case rates may be higher in countries with higher vaccination rates. It isn’t evidence vaccines cause Covid. 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
The holes in face masks don’t mean they’re useless
Various studies have shown the effect of face masks on reducing the risk of viral infection. Read
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Health
Test and Trace money didn’t all go to one company
The entire budget for the first year of Test and Trace was £22 billion, and the £13.5 billion spent went to a number of public and private organisations. Read
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Health
Study doesn’t show masks cause 53% drop in Covid risk
The Guardian and others claim mask-wearing cuts the risk of Covid by 53%. Read
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Health
Health doesn’t account for 40% of day-to-day public spending
Health accounts for around 20% of day-to-day public spending, not 40%. Read
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Environment
Scotland’s electricity consumption isn’t 100% renewable
Scotland produces renewable electricity equivalent to its annual consumption, but some of this is exported. In 2020, 56% of the electricity consumed in Scotland came from renewable sources. Read
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Health
Study linking sleep time and heart disease risk shows correlation not causation
The Mail reported that a new study shows going to bed between 10pm and 11pm cuts your risk of heart disease. The study found a link between the two but not causation. Read
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Health
Covid-19 hospitalisations are below last year, not 14 times higher as NHS CEO claimed
NHS England CEO Amanda Pritchard claimed the number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals is 14x higher than last year. She was comparing data from August 2021 and August 2020. Read
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Health
Why are media outlets reporting the Covid epidemic is escalating?
In recent days, CNN and Sky News have claimed the epidemic is growing, despite falling daily case numbers. Read
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BBC presenter corrects false claim about Owen Paterson vote
BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt claimed a vote on whether to suspend Owen Paterson for breaches of the MPs Code of Conduct was a ‘free vote’. It wasn’t. It was subject to a three-line whip. Read
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