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The government has not issued specific advice on funerals scheduled for the day of the Queen’s funeral. Funeral service providers say some services have been cancelled at the request of families. Read
The pub chain confirmed that a sign suggesting its vending machines were closed is fake, and said it doesn’t have condom vending machines anyway. Read
Health
A page of the National Institutes of Health website says that ivermectin is not recommended, and does not work, as a treatment for Covid-19. Read
A video circulating on social media shows French women throwing coins at a group of children, and was filmed long before the Queen was born. Read
Most of England’s cities are not “majority non-white” as an Instagram post has claimed. The latest data we have shows that none are. Read
Health
The number is based on miscalculation from a now-deleted blog post. Read
Health
Claims seem to be based on a document published around the time the Pfizer vaccine was first approved. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Its estimate that on average working from home will add £2,500 a year to energy bills was flawed, and there are other questions around its calculations too. Read
Images of a newborn baby supposedly abandoned in several English towns and cities were actually taken in Thailand in 2017. Read
An out-of-context clip of the Prime Minister talking about savings from buying a new kettle appears to have been an attempt at an analogy about nuclear power. Read
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