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Does it cost more to watch TV in hospital than in prison?
Some hospitals provide TV for free, others for £8 per day. Prisoners are charged £1 per week to rent an in-cell TV. Read
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This post greatly exaggerates the risks of infection from people who have just been vaccinated
This post advising people on live vaccine exposure greatly exaggerates the risks of infection. Read
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This FOI about vaccines is real
The UK Vaccine Damage Payment provides payments to people who are severely disabled by vaccines. Read
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Measles is not the “number one side effect” of the MMR vaccine
It’s incorrect to claim that measles and death are side effects of the MMR. Read
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Crime
Has cocaine use really doubled in five years?
There isn’t enough available evidence to say that cocaine use in Britain has doubled, and certainly not that one in 50 Londoners are snorting it. Read
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Health
The heart disease death rate isn’t increasing
The death rate in the UK from heart disease is falling, but at a much slower rate than in previous years. Read
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Health
GP numbers: up or down?
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over the trend in GP numbers at PMQs, but they were talking about different things. Read
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This image about vaccine ingredients is extremely misleading
The ingredients it lists are either not present in vaccines, or not in high enough concentrations to do harm. Read
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Evidence shows there is no link between the MMR vaccine and diabetes
A brand of MMR vaccine used in the USA (not in the UK) lists diabetes as an ‘adverse reaction’. But that’s not the same as a side effect caused by the vaccine. Read
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There isn’t good data on how much the NHS spends on translators
A claim saying NHS translators cost £100 million over five years is based on incomplete data from almost ten years ago. Read
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