Covid-19 has killed more people than obesity in the UK this year
An Instagram post compares recent Covid-19 and obesity mortality rates which are not representative of the wider picture. Read
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Pippa Allen-Kinross
News & Online Editor (former)
Pippa joined Full Fact as a journalist in January 2020 from her position as senior reporter at Schools Week. She previously worked for the Wimbledon Guardian and The Wharf and freelanced at Mirror Online.
There’s no evidence for how many people took part in ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ or later died from Covid-19
A Facebook post makes misleading claims about the survival rates of people eating in restaurants without masks. Read
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Health
Data on how far people travel to get a Covid-19 test isn’t all that useful
There are some issues with the data released by the government. Read
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Health
What do social distancing laws say about ‘mingling’?
Updates to the coronavirus law and guidance place restrictions on certain gatherings. Read
Analysis
Health
What do we know about a ‘back to work’ campaign?
There has been confusion over whether the government had ever planned to launch a ‘back to work’ media campaign. Read
Analysis
Health
There’s no evidence the number of people taking their own life fell during the Covid-19 pandemic
Health secretary Matt Hancock was wrong to say figures for England show a decrease in the number of people taking their own life. Read
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Health
Study doesn’t show that children are ‘silent super-spreaders’ of coronavirus
A study into the quantity of Covid-19 carried by some children does not prove they are ‘silent super-spreaders’. Read
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Lowering the state pension age for women won't create four million jobs for young people
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims that allowing women born in the 1950s to retire at age 60 would create four million jobs for young people. Read
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It’s not true that migrants get a free TV licence
A widely shared post on Facebook incorrectly claims migrants who arrive in Britain receive a free TV licence, while pensioners have to pay for one. Read
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Education
Gavin Williamson did not say pupils will be overpromoted into jobs that are beyond their competence
Comments about A-level results incorrectly attributed to the Education Secretary have been widely shared. Read
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