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.

24 March 2020

This is a scam and is not from the government

By Rachael Krishna • 2 mins

This is a phishing scam. Read

Fact checks

20 March 2020

List of symptoms and how to prevent the new coronavirus contains inaccuracies

By Grace Rahman, Rachael Krishna and Kate Lewis • 9 mins

The viral post makes a number of claims about the symptoms of and ways to prevent Covid-19, but not all of them are right. Read

Fact checks

13 March 2020

These claims about the new coronavirus and 5G are unfounded

By Rachael Krishna • 3 mins

There is no evidence of a link between coronavirus and 5G. Read

Fact checks

13 March 2020

Holding your breath is not an indicator of whether you have the new coronavirus, and drinking water doesn’t protect against it

By Rachael Krishna • 3 mins

Holding your breath is not an indicator of whether you have the new coronavirus, and drinking water doesn’t protect against it. Read

Fact checks

10 March 2020

Health

Here is the transcript of what Boris Johnson said on This Morning about the new coronavirus

By Rachael Krishna • 2 mins

Claims the Prime Minister said the country should take the new coronavirus “on the chin” and allow it to spread through the population have been taken out of context. Read