A fake Metro cover shares false vaccine information
The real front page of the Metro on 16 February was completely different. 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.
We can’t say if Test and Trace has cost more than the Channel Tunnel—yet
£22bn is the budget for the first year of NHS Test and Trace, but we don’t know how much has actually been spent. Read
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A surprisingly large rat is really just surprisingly close
This widely shared photograph uses a technique called forced perspective. Read
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Many more than 3,000 people have died of Covid-19
The true death toll is currently more than 100,000 in England and Wales. Read
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The Covid-19 vaccine programme isn’t a medical experiment
The approved vaccines have been through clinical trials, and patients already give informed consent. Read
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Health
We don’t know how much Test and Trace affects the spread of Covid-19
Estimates for the effect of the programme on reducing Covid cases include some things that would have happened anyway. Read
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Health
A Bangladesh study doesn’t show that depression follows Covid-19
The Telegraph misreported a scientific study which found that many former Covid-19 sufferers had depression, but did not say whether the virus was to blame. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour’s figures on the cladding crisis are far too high
The real number of people who might be financially affected by new fire regulations may be about a tenth of Labour’s claim. Read
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Some people have died after Covid-19 vaccination—not because of it
When a death is reported on the US VAERS system, it does not mean it was caused by the Covid vaccine Read
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Health
Keir Starmer did want the UK to remain in the European Medicines Agency
He expressed this opinion on at least two occasions, in 2017. Read
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