Health
Lots of people are getting confused over testing figures
Many people in media and politics are mistakenly comparing two different things. Read
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Health
Angela Rayner’s testing numbers are not quite right
The numbers she used in PMQs measure different things, and cannot be compared. Read
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Health
Data on how far people travel to get a Covid-19 test isn’t all that useful
There are some issues with the data released by the government. Read
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Health
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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Health
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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Instagram post falsely claims there was a plane crash at Gatwick Airport
It used an edited picture of an Emirates aircraft above some houses. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
£1.5bn GDP boost from UK-Japan trade deal is not on top of existing EU-Japan deal benefits
The UK currently trades with Japan under an EU trade agreement. The economic benefits of the new UK-Japan deal are relative to having no agreement, not to trading under the existing agreement. Read
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Claims the Royal British Legion won’t sell poppies to avoid upsetting ‘minorities’ are false
This incorrect claim appears every year. Read
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Health
People deciding not to get tested will not make it look as though coronavirus has been wiped out
Covid-19’s prevalence in the community is measured by more than the number of positive tests. Read
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Health
Covid-19 kills far more than 0.1% of the people who catch it
The real death rate from Covid-19 is probably about five or ten times higher than 0.1% Read
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