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What we know, and what we don’t, about the true coronavirus death toll
It’s too soon to compare the UK’s coronavirus death toll with other countries Read
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Has the government really hit 100,000 tests a day, and what happens next?
Full Fact has looked into the reality behind the government’s testing target. Read
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There is no evidence supporting claims about a government-run network of fake NHS Twitter accounts
Viral posts on social media claim to have uncovered a network of fake Twitter accounts created to post pro-government messages. There is no evidence for this. Read
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How does the new coronavirus affect pregnancy?
There is currently no evidence to suggest that pregnant women or their unborn babies are at higher risk from Covid-19. Read
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Here’s where those 5G and coronavirus conspiracy theories came from
Conspiracy theorists have been peddling 5G myths for a while now, we’ve only just started to listen. Read
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Do face masks protect against the new coronavirus?
The limited evidence suggests that wearing face masks in public, may help to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus specifically from people who have the virus but aren’t showing symptoms. Read
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What do we know about cats and the new coronavirus?
A tiger has tested positive for Covid-19, but there’s currently no evidence that cats (big or small) can pass the new coronavirus to humans. Read
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How you can fact check claims about Covid-19
There’s a lot of misinformation about Covid-19, so Full Fact is sharing its top tips on how to check if a claim is true. Read
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Ask Full Fact: your new coronavirus questions answered
We asked readers to send in their questions about the new coronavirus to help sort the good information from the bad. Read
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Could the new coronavirus outbreak be stopped by warmer weather?
Not enough is known about the new coronavirus to say that it will disappear, or even have its spread reduced, in the UK as the temperature increases. Read
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