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The latest figures show there are 7.8 million cases waiting for planned treatment in England—but only 6.5 million people, because some are waiting for more than one thing. Read
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A video of a man talking to a pharmacist about myocarditis has resurfaced on social media. Claims in the video about the mortality rate of the condition are incorrect. Read
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Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves seems to have mistaken the number of treatments waiting to begin with the number of individuals awaiting treatment. Read
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This claim comes from an activist who supplied no supporting evidence. It is contradicted by data on deaths published by the New Zealand government. Read
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Virtually all the most vulnerable people are vaccinated against Covid, so most of the people who die of it are too. Read
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The search engine highlighted text that appeared to be AI-generated false information published online as an example of an AI ‘hallucination’. Read
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The Mirror and BBC Radio reported a figure on official maternity ratings without clarifying that it referred to safety specifically. Read
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Steve Barclay confused smoking’s share of cancer deaths with its share of cancer cases, in comments on the BBC and Sky. Read
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The latest official data shows that about half a million more people are waiting for planned treatment in England. Labour used a less reliable figure for its comparison. Read
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Widely spread social media claims that turmeric and honey are the “most powerful” or “most potent” antibiotic significantly overplay the evidence on their action against bacteria. Read
