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Health
Type 2 diabetes sufferers make up one in 10 hospital admissions in England but a small fraction were admitted for type 2 diabetes as the main diagnosis. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Most of the numbers in a viral post about UK and EU workers’ rights are correct, but could benefit from some more context. Read
Health
Just under 97,000 nurses voluntarily resigned from the NHS in England between 2010 and 2018. Overall the number of nurses working in the NHS is higher than in 2010. Read
A graph showing the Lib Dems just behind the Conservatives in NE Somerset does not make clear that this is in a hypothetical scenario where voters are told the other parties aren’t competitive. Read
It is most likely that these are genuine commenters posting similar messages on purpose. Read
65 year-olds are unlikely to remember rationing and 75 year-olds the Luftwaffe. Read
Crime
Labour’s costing for more police officers appears smaller because it doesn’t take into account recruitment or training. Read
Health
A local UKIP Facebook page has shared a misleading image about the flu vaccine. Read
The image is about the US. There are only around 725,000 17 year-olds in the UK. Read
It’s happening. The UK is heading to the polls on 12th December. And at Full Fact, we're ready for the campaign. Read
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