It’s incorrect to say there was no resistance to safety measures around the Blitz
There are multiple examples of people failing to follow Blitz guidance. Read
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Health
The government was wrong on its own data on Covid-19 tests for care homes
Boris Johnson and the Department for Health and Social Care claimed in May 125,000 staff in care settings and 118,000 care home residents had been tested for Covid-19. New data shows this incorrect. Read
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Layla Moran’s child malnutrition figures are wrong
Three hospitals say they had far fewer child malnutrition admissions than was reported. Other questions remain unresolved. Read
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It’s not true that 58% of Covid-19 deaths in Scotland were in care homes
A widely shared Facebook post wrongly claims that 58% of Scotland’s coronavirus deaths took place in care homes. Read
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Health
This letter claiming to be from a doctor in Surrey is full of errors
Claims about hospital attendance figures, death certificates, and empty ambulances are all false. Read
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Mark Francois did not deny that there is a gender pay gap
This quote appears to be a fabrication. Read
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Health
When did lockdown begin in the UK?
Matt Hancock claimed lockdown began a week before Boris Johnson instructed the country to ‘stay at home’. Read
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Mirror claims NHS staff work 11 hours unpaid overtime on average but it’s probably more like two hours
NHS staff survey data suggests the average respondent in 2019 worked around two hours unpaid overtime. Even this should be taken with a pinch of salt. Read
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WhatsApp Gold scams are real, but these other threats are made up
Misinformation claiming a malicious WhatsApp video called Dance of the Pope will install software and format your phone has been going viral since at least 2015. Read
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Pressing ‘cancel’ does not prevent cash machine fraud
It is a common myth that pressing cancel before using a cash machine will prevent fraud Read
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