Health
Evidence doesn’t show 400,000 people have long Covid ‘right now’
Layla Moran’s claim about people who suffer symptoms for 12 weeks or more is not accurately calculated. Read
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Health
A Bangladesh study doesn’t show that depression follows Covid-19
The Telegraph misreported a scientific study which found that many former Covid-19 sufferers had depression, but did not say whether the virus was to blame. Read
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Covid vaccine hasn't caused increase in care home deaths
The vaccination programme started at around the same time as the recent wave of Covid-19 deaths. Read
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Health
Study doesn’t say most vapers are 17% more likely to transmit Covid
The research actually found a lower risk of transmission from vaping than from talking or coughing. Read
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Covid-19 survival rate is not 99.991% for under 60s
A widely shared video on Facebook makes incorrect claims about coronavirus death data. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour’s figures on the cladding crisis are far too high
The real number of people who might be financially affected by new fire regulations may be about a tenth of Labour’s claim. Read
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Health
Evidence doesn’t show 20,000 people ‘sick with Covid’ fail to self-isolate every day
Jonathan Ashworth’s claim is a misunderstanding of figures used by Test and Trace boss Dido Harding. Read
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False death figures go viral
An Instagram post claims the Covid-19 death toll up to week 47 of 2020 is 30,000 lower than it actually is. Read
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Some people have died after Covid-19 vaccination—not because of it
When a death is reported on the US VAERS system, it does not mean it was caused by the Covid vaccine Read
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Ipsos MORI isn’t trying to kill you with Covid tests
A viral video on social media warns people against taking part in Ipsos MORI Covid testing studies. Read
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