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The website said that a third of homeworkers don’t have their own workspace. But this was based on research looking at office workers in general. Read
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The claim may stem from coverage of a 2017 report by a clinical messaging company. Other more recent figures suggest the NHS may account for far fewer than 10% of pagers globally. Read
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A viral Facebook video claims looking at the sun directly is not harmful to the eyes if done at sunrise or sunset. This isn’t true. Read
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In fact, the World Health Organisation has said Covid is no longer a global health emergency, but that the pandemic is still ongoing. Read
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A video on social media claims that avoiding refined sugar and eating an ‘alkaline’ diet will have an anti-cancer effect. This isn’t supported by the evidence. Read
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An Instagram video claims that raw unpasteurised milk cures lactose intolerance. But raw milk still contains lactose and there’s no evidence it will prevent the digestive issues this causes. Read
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Rishi Sunak says the government’s “cutting waiting lists”. That’s true in the case of some specific NHS waiting lists, but not for the main list overall. Read
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Rishi Sunak claimed NHS dentist numbers have increased by more than 500 “this year” compared with “last year”—but he appears to have been quoting figures for 2021/22. Read
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A video showing people collapsing claims to show deaths due to 5G activating ingredients injected into them. Read
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A widespread meme on social media is clearly wrong when it suggests there is no evidence that the Covid vaccines saved any lives at all. Read
