No, Lego is not selling ‘mystery’ boxes for £3 to help clear stock
The company has told Full Fact a supposed offer that’s been shared on Facebook is not genuine. 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.
Tesco is not giving away a ‘Bluey big set’
The supermarket confirmed to Full Fact that this is not a real offer. Read
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Health
No, cinnamon is not ‘the best remedy in the world' to treat diabetes
An Instagram video claims that a “cinnamon ritual” can be used instead of conventional medicine to control blood sugar. Read
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Health
No, Pfizer CEO did not say it planned to halve the world’s population
A video of the company’s CEO has been altered to make it sound like he announced plans to reduce the world’s population by 50%. Read
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Health
Wes Streeting overstated the number of people on the NHS waiting list under the Conservatives
There were actually 6.4 million people on the NHS England waiting list last July, not 7.6 million as the health secretary claimed last month. That was the number of cases. Read
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Health
The Covid-19 virus does exist
A post on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about the existence of Covid-19. Read
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The government has not spent £8 billion on ‘woke projects’
The figure of £8 billion represents the total annual budget for UK Research and Innovation. Funding for projects that the TaxPayers’ Alliance has described as “woke” totals £10.4 million. Read
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Health
Covid-19 does exist and germs can cause disease
A post circulating on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about Covid-19 and germs Read
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Crime
Sun article about 550% ‘surge’ in grooming cases based on non-comparable data
A reported steep rise in cases may have been affected by a broader classification of grooming since 2017—as well as by changing rates of reporting. Read
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Crime
How many children have been the victims of grooming gangs in the UK?
A widely shared estimate that a million children have been victims is not reliable, but the true total remains unclear. Read
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