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Economy, Business & Finance
Kim Johnson MP tweeted that the number of children in poverty has increased from 2.6 million to 4.2 million since 2010. Read
Some images being shared are likely to be AI-generated while another was taken 19 years ago around the Titanic wreck. Read
A dramatic video shared on social media shows a huge fireball rising over a busy road. Read
Health
A print article claimed that poor NHS standards were the reason for almost 100,000 excess cardiovascular deaths since 2020, but it didn’t mention that Covid itself might have caused most of them. Read
A since-deleted tweet shared by the climate campaigner in 2018 has been taken out of context. Read
Education
Bob Seely MP made the claim during a debate in parliament. Read
Almost identical posts appeared in community groups for locations across the UK. Read
Health
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
Social media posts wrongly claim that Boris Johnson will receive a £115,000 a year pension. Read
Health
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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