Health
The Covid-19 recovery rate is not 99.9%
Posts on social media have overestimated the Covid recovery rate. Read
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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.
Health
The Covid-19 virus has been isolated many times
Claims that the Covid-19 virus has not been isolated, and therefore tests for it do not work, are unfounded. Read
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BBC presenters did remove their poppies as they were wearing them earlier than BBC guidelines allow
BBC guidelines state poppies can be worn from 6am on 31 October. Read
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Health
A comparison of daily deaths from Covid-19 and non-Covid causes is incorrect
The Covid-19 figures are incorrect based on when the claim was made, and we don’t have recent figures for the non-Covid deaths. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
£24,000 doesn’t represent what most Universal Credit claimants receive
Lee Anderson MP used the figure to argue against all Universal Credit claimants being entitled to free school meals. Read
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It’s possible to receive financial support above the benefits cap, but this does not apply to the majority of households
Most households receive payments below the benefits cap. Read
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A video claiming to be from 1956 did not predict Covid-19
The video is modern and was made after the pandemic began. Read
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A tube sign expressing solidarity between London and Manchester is not a real sign
The sign states in the top left corner that it is fake. Read
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Health
PTFE in masks does not pose a health risk, unless you get it very hot
PTFE heated to high temperatures can cause sickness, but this is rare, and unlikely to be caused by normal mask-wearing. Read
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Dominic Raab did not say Covid-19 tests have a 93% false positive rate
Mr Raab was referring to a PHE report on testing at airports and seems to have misspoken when he mentioned false positives. Read
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