This video makes a number of inaccurate claims about the Covid-19 pandemic
We have seen similar claims before about Pirbright, Serco, and the Test and Trace system. 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.
Royal Navy sailors died while preventing the slave trade, but not tens of thousands
Modern and contemporary records of naval deaths are in the low thousands. Read
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Shamima Begum is not back in the UK
This claim regularly reappears and has always been false. Read
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What are the facts behind claims of a child-snatching panic on social media?
Some claims of gangs trying to steal children seem to be exaggerated. Read
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Serco didn’t build and does not run the NHS Test and Trace app
Serco has been contracted during the pandemic to assist with facilities management and contact tracing call centres. Read
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This is what the guidelines are for social distancing in parliament.
The guidance includes a maximum number of people in the chamber and remote voting. Read
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Photos of ministers together weren’t taken at a ‘Cobra’ meeting
Ministers attending a Cabinet meeting appear to be adhering to workplace Covid guidance. Read
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Punishment for breaking social distancing and possessing indecent images of children can vary
Fines for breaking ‘rule of six’ start at £50 if paid on time. Read
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There’s no connection between new biometrics legislation and Covid-19 tests
This legislation is to do with biometric data that is of interest to national security Read
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This viral post understates the risk of Covid-19 infection
It claims the risk of catching Covid-19 is 44 million to one. This is a misreading of the fact that daily infections were 44 per million in England, and have since risen. Read
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