News & Online Editor (former)
Education
Claims that the UK’s favourite books of the last three years include the Modern Kama Sutra and a scratch and sniff book about cannabis are based on limited data. Read
Health
Research estimates takeaways and restaurants are responsible for around 8% of the three million yearly norovirus cases in the UK. Read
Health
An ‘essential guide’ to avoiding the new coronavirus by the Daily Mail includes several pieces of advice not recommended by the government. Read
Health
No advice on handshaking has been issued by NHS England or Public Health England in response to Wuhan coronavirus. Read
A Facebook post claiming Einstein warned in 1949 that the rich control communication and damage democracy is true. Read
A website purporting to be BBC News has falsely claimed Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa died by suicide. Read
A website purporting to be BBC News has falsely claimed Kobe Bryant’s daughter Natalia died by suicide. Read
A satirical article falsely claims Iceland has declared all religions to be mental disorders. Read
Some pensioners will lose £70 a week under reforms set out in 2007 Pensions Act. Read
Health
There is no evidence that having 10 or more sexual partners directly increases the risk of cancer for either gender. Read
