Health
The government finally corrects its misleading sunbeds claim
Following our fact check, it has stopped saying sunbeds are “as dangerous as smoking”. Read
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Leo Benedictus
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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.
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