Scottish Water says there’s no radium in its drinking water
A viral Facebook post claims a Scottish Water worker was overheard saying radium in the water is making people sick. Read
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Grace Rahman
News & Online Editor
Grace joined Full Fact in March 2018 from the Press Association. She’s in charge of our work on the Third Party Fact Checking programme with Facebook and is particularly interested in debunking rumours spreading on social media.
She is a qualified journalist and has a Biology degree.
Health
Did Sajid Javid open a ‘new hospital’ in Carlisle?
The new cancer centre is on the site of an old building at Carlisle Infirmary. Read
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Missing girl ‘news article’ is harvesting Facebook logins
A website claiming you need to verify your age via Facebook to see a video of a suspect in a kidnapping case is not legitimate. Read
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Health
The Pfizer vaccine, teenagers and myocarditis
There were just under 400 reported cases of myocarditis, none of them fatal, after 8.9 million teens were vaccinated in the US. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What extra expenses can MPs claim if they have children?
MPs claiming for rental accommodation costs can claim an extra £5,500 per dependant. Read
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Health
NHS Test and Trace cost £13.5 billion in its first year
£37 billion is its two year budget, but it only spent £13.5 billion in its first year, which is less than expected. Read
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Health
Costa sign demanding vaccine proof to sit in wasn’t taken in UK
In Ireland, indoor hospitality is only available to those who can prove they have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from Covid in the last six months. Read
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Vaccines have not caused daily cases to increase
There are more daily cases than July of last year despite high vaccine coverage. Read
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Free paper repeats falsehoods on deaths following vaccination
There’s no proof 1,400 people have died because of the vaccination. Read
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WHO advice about asymptomatic transmission has changed since the start of the pandemic
A video claiming to show Matt Hancock saying WHO had told him there was little asymptomatic transmission of Covid-19 takes his words out of context. Read
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