Egyptian man did not give partner jewellery made from his teeth
Incorrect claims a man gave his partner jewellery made from his teeth stemmed from an online joke. Read
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Health
Telegraph wrong to claim removing PCR requirement will shorten self-isolation period
For people without symptoms, self-isolation begins from the date of the first test which returned a positive result, whether that was a lateral flow or PCR test. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The Warm Home Discount is £140 for the entire winter, not a week
The Prime Minister described the discount incorrectly during PMQs. Read
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Unvaccinated people are among those dying of Covid-19
Age adjusted mortality rates are higher for those who haven’t been vaccinated. Read
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Boris Johnson did say inflation fears had been ‘unfounded’
The Prime Minister denied ever making the comment during the first PMQs of the year. Read
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Health
Anna Soubry was wrong to say that the ‘overwhelming majority’ of Covid-19 patients are unvaccinated
The latest data at the time she was speaking showed that the unvaccinated made up 46% of admissions in England—although this might change when new data is published. Read
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Guardian didn’t deactivate ‘Person of the Year’ poll because J.K. Rowling took the lead
The request for reader nominations for their person of the year was not a poll and there’s no evidence it was deactivated because of the support for the Harry Potter author. Read
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Health
Tap water can’t test positive for Covid-19
Using a lateral flow test incorrectly will produce unreliable and misleading results. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Data likely overstates the number of house hunters per house
Data from estate agent membership organisation Propertymark estimates in November 2021 there were 29 buyers per house. This is probably too high. Read
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Crime
Priti Patel’s tweet on police funding doesn’t account for inflation
A graph claiming to show a large increase in police funding fails to take into account inflation. Read
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