Health
The government finally corrects its misleading sunbeds claim
Following our fact check, it has stopped saying sunbeds are “as dangerous as smoking”. Read
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Health
What was Exercise Pegasus and does it have anything to do with the current Meningitis B outbreak?
Posts online suggest there’s some sort of conspiracy involving a 2025 pandemic simulation exercise and the meningitis outbreak, but there’s absolutely no evidence to support this. Read
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Health
Keir Starmer didn’t say the UK ‘may need to go into lockdown’ if meningitis cases keep rising
Number 10 confirmed Sir Keir Starmer did not say the UK may need to go into another lockdown if meningitis cases continue to rise. Read
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Conflict
Fake crash picture shared with false claims it shows satellite brought down by Iranian missile
A fake AI-generated image is being shared with false claims that Iranian missiles brought down a US-Israeli spy satellite. There are no reports of this happening. Read
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Health
Meningitis B: your questions answered
We answer questions from Full Fact readers, including why everyone doesn’t get the vaccine, and how long protection from the vaccine lasts. Read
Analysis
Conflict
The Maldives cut diplomatic relations with Israel in 1974, not recently
Social media posts with ‘breaking news’ banners incorrectly suggest the Maldives has recently “cut all ties with Israel” and banned Israeli products. Read
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Conflict
Video shows US warehouse explosion not delayed missile detonation in Israel
A video circulating online with false claims it depicts an Iranian missile exploding in Tel Aviv is actually old footage of a 2016 warehouse fire in California. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
BBC corrects misreported energy bills figure
A live blog post gave an incorrect figure for the amount an average household can expect to save when changes to the energy price cap come in next month. Read
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Government Tracker
Are 75% of England’s five-year-olds ‘ready to learn’?
Full Fact looks at the government’s new pledge for 75% of children to reach a “good level of development” at the end of reception, by 2028. Read
Gov Tracker
Politics
Is the UK’s defence spending increasing?
At PMQs last week the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition appeared to make contradictory claims about defence spending. Read
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