News & Online Editor (former)
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It was reported that new antibody tests were 100% accurate, but evaluation of the tests by Public Health England shows this is not the case. Read
A post shared on social media incorrectly claims Dominic Cummings is pictured as a member of the Bullingdon Club alongside David Cameron and Boris Johnson. Read
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In PMQs, Boris Johnson misspoke by saying 125,000 care home staff and 118,000 care home workers have been tested for coronavirus. Read
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Figures on the number of NHS workers who have died from the new coronavirus are incomplete. Read
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It was claimed on Question Time that you are more likely to drown than die of Covid-19 if you are under 60 with no health conditions. Read
A viral post shared by a UK Facebook user claims 31 million people have lost jobs in the last five weeks. This isn’t correct for the UK. Read
A post on Facebook wrongly claims that German police can come into homes and forcibly vaccinate people. Read
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Boris Johnson was incorrect to say government guidance had not said it was ‘very unlikely’ that people in care homes would get the new coronavirus Read
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Initial reports suggested some people would be expected to return to work on Monday rather than Wednesday. Read
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Dominic Raab was wrong to say that people can see both their parents at once as long as they all social distance. Read
