Health
A Guido Fawkes ‘fact check’ incorrectly claims the SNP is wrong
The SNP quoted Covid-19 figures from the ONS correctly. Read
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Leo Benedictus
Journalist
Leo joined Full Fact in January 2020. For 15 years, he worked freelance as a feature writer for the Guardian, Prospect, the New Scientist and others, making maps of immigration, explaining citizens’ assemblies and debunking superfoods. He has a fondness for science and statistics. He also writes novels.
TikTok joke about masks in Zoom meetings is taken seriously on Facebook
This comes from a satirical account in the US. It isn’t true. Read
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Health
Anna Soubry was wrong to say that the ‘overwhelming majority’ of Covid-19 patients are unvaccinated
The latest data at the time she was speaking showed that the unvaccinated made up 46% of admissions in England—although this might change when new data is published. Read
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Health
Daily Express is wrong to say most people would ignore a Christmas lockdown
This came from an online survey on the Express website, which means it does not represent the country as a whole. Read
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Health
UK booster roll out level twice the EU average
The Prime Minister made conflicting claims about the UK booster rollout versus Europe at PMQs and during a televised coronavirus update. Read
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A post offering free TVs from Tesco is a scam
Tesco has told us that it does not come from its Facebook account, and it does not offer rewards for liking, sharing or commenting on posts. Read
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Health
Lionel Shriver is wrong to say that Covid-19 vaccines can’t stop the virus spreading
The vaccines prevent many infections from happening—and prevent many onward infections as a result. Read
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Health
Lorraine Kelly and her guests were wrong about Covid-19 patients
The majority of people in hospital with Covid are vaccinated—but early reports suggest that the majority in intensive care are unvaccinated. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Misleading for Nadine Dorries to say Channel 4 is ‘in receipt of taxpayers’ money’
The broadcaster is publicly owned, but pays for itself through commercial operations. Its borrowing counts as public debt, but that doesn’t mean the taxpayer pays for it in the usual sense. Read
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Health
Children are more likely to die from Covid than vaccination
At least 25 children have sadly died from Covid in England alone, but we can find no evidence of a child dying as a result of the vaccine. Read
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