The Wuhan coronavirus has nothing to do with 5G
Lots of cities in China have 5G coverage, not just the city at the centre of the new coronavirus outbreak. 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.
A patent for the coronavirus spreading in Wuhan was not applied for in 2015
Coronavirus is not one single virus: it’s a family of them. Read
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Mixing baby oil and iodine won’t remove body hair
Iodine and baby oil isn’t an alternative to shaving. Read
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Japan does accept a small number of official refugees
Claims that Japan doesn’t take in any refugees are false. Read
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This claim that 2,000 people have died waiting for benefits since a Universal Credit review was announced needs context
The estimate is an average based on how many people died between 2013 and 2018 waiting for a decision on their Personal Independence Payment decision. Read
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Health
Claim that 500,000 people who haven’t paid any UK tax sign up with GPs per year is wrong
Immigrants who do sign up with GPs have almost certainly paid UK tax. Read
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The police won’t always be dispatched if you dial 55 during a 999 call
If you can’t speak during a 999 call, dialling 55 can alert the operator that you need help, but it won’t guarantee that the police will come. Read
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Labour claims about savings under their policies are not credible
These figures are not credible and do not represent what “average families” will save under Labour’s policies. Read
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It is not Labour policy to scrap the single occupant council tax discount
This seems to come from a report that made recommendations to Labour about council tax, but is not party policy. Read
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It’s true that a Conservative councillor in Croydon is a former member of the IRA
Councillor Maria Gatland was a member of the provisional IRA in the 1970s. Read
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