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MP wrong to claim UK offers 52 weeks maternity pay
It’s statutory maternity leave that can be a year long, but statutory maternity pay only covers 39 weeks. Read
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Brandon Lewis misleading to compare voter ID to picking up parcel or library book
The MP and former cabinet minister said needing ID to vote was the same as needing it to pick up a parcel at the Post Office. Read
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Health
Are more dentists now working in the NHS?
We look at conflicting claims about the state of NHS dentistry made by the Prime Minister and the British Dental Association. Read
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Electoral Commission has no evidence of tellers engaging in voter fraud
A Facebook post claims tellers outside polling stations are collecting information to enable people to commit voter fraud. There’s no evidence this is actually happening. Read
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Covid-19 vaccines are not being used to treat strep A or scarlet fever
In a Facebook video, Chris Preddie made a number of inaccurate claims about the Covid-19 vaccines. Read
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Facebook post about missing autistic boy and his dog is a hoax
The post includes a picture of a boy who it says is from Derbyshire and called Brayden. In fact the picture shows an American boy called Kai seven years ago. Read
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Health
Instagram post misrepresents study linking climate change and diseases
Research linking climate change to strokes, dementia and migraines is not a cover up for Covid-19 vaccine harms, as Instagram user claims. Read
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Image of dog ‘hit by truck’ in Worthing was taken in 2018
Image of dog ‘hit by truck’ in Worthing was taken in 2018 Read
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Buzz Aldrin didn’t ‘admit’ he never went to the Moon
A clip from a 2015 interview has been liked more than 40,000 times on Instagram. Read
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Health
Excess deaths would be higher without Covid-19 vaccines
Dr Aseem Malhotra told the BBC that mRNA vaccines were “a likely contributing factor” to excess deaths in the UK. But the vaccines will have limited them, by preventing tens of thousands of deaths. Read
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