Rachael Krishna

Fact Checker (former)

Rachael joined Full Fact in April 2019, having previously worked as a reporter for BuzzFeed News. She worked with the fact-checking team, and has experience and interest in online misinformation and social media.

30 April 2020

This letter about inflammation in children is real but only refers to a handful of cases

By Rachael Krishna • 2 mins

So far there have been very few cases, but doctors have been warned to look out for these symptoms in children. Read

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28 April 2020

Some context for the claims that Romanian seasonal workers are taking UK workers’ jobs

By Rachael Krishna • 3 mins

Despite optimistic reports, Britain is still in need of skilled farm labour. Read

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23 April 2020

Any health secretary will be the owner of this NHS supply company, not just Matt Hancock

By Rachael Krishna • 2 mins

The company was created by the Department of Health. Read

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23 April 2020

This video of a man wiping his hands on a public lift was not filmed in Wales

By Rachael Krishna • 1 min

The video is from Bangkok. Read

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17 April 2020

The nurses that treated Boris Johnson for coronavirus are real UK nurses

By Rachael Krishna • 2 mins

Both are registered nurses working at St Thomas’s hospital. Read

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15 April 2020

The NHS is not asking people with type O negative blood to go to donate at Manchester Royal Infirmary

By Rachael Krishna • 1 min

NHS Blood and Transplant have said that the post asking for donors in Manchester is fake. Read

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26 March 2020

Anyone can make an Extinction Rebellion sticker

By Rachael Krishna • 1 min

There have been numerous instances of the Extinction Rebellion logo being used to mock the group or distort its message. Read

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26 March 2020

This text message is not an official government communication

By Rachael Krishna • 2 mins

While people have received a genuine text from the government about the new coronavirus lockdown rules, one about monitoring their movement is fake. Read

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24 March 2020

Vladimir Putin did not say that all Russian people should stay at home or face five years in jail

By Rachael Krishna • 1 min

Russia currently has no nationwide restrictions of this kind. Read

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24 March 2020

An adoption centre did pause adoptions of rabbits for fear they’d be used as food, but there’s no evidence it’s widespread

By Rachael Krishna • 2 mins

The adoption centre said they were worried by a number of phone calls. Read

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