Editor (former)
Health
The chart of weekly deaths claimed to show that deaths were barely higher than previous years, but the figures are wrong. Read
GPT-3 is mistaken about the etymology of the word robot. Read
False news reports wrongly claim that Dr Elisa Granato, one of the first participants in a UK Covid-19 vaccine trial, has died. She is not dead. Read
There’s no reason to believe that the new coronavirus can survive for long periods on packages from affected areas. Read
There was not more ice than ever in 2015—the polar ice caps have been shrinking for decades. Read
Environment
Around 4-12% of birds are poultry, but if you looked at mass rather than the number of birds, poultry would account for 70%. Read
Health
Images claiming to show high levels of sulphur dioxide above Wuhan are not based on real satellite data. Read
These figures are not credible and do not represent what “average families” will save under Labour’s policies. Read
A fake tweet falsely claims Jeremy Corbyn said the London Bridge attacker was “murdered by British Police”. Read
Appearance fees from the BBC appear in some Conservative politicians declarations, as they do for MPs from other parties. These are not donations. Read
