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The claim that more people die in storms with female names, like Eunice, is based on flawed research. Better evidence suggests that the name makes no difference. Read
Multiple government web pages make the technically inaccurate claim that planned National Insurance contributions are going to rise by 1.25%, when it’s actually a percentage point increase. Read
Health
A doctor who challenged Sajid Javid on live TV misleadingly suggested Covid-19 vaccines are less effective than the evidence suggests. Read
The closest the asteroid in question will come to the Earth’s surface is 3.5 million miles away. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister described the discount incorrectly during PMQs. Read
The Prime Minister denied ever making the comment during the first PMQs of the year. Read
The request for reader nominations for their person of the year was not a poll and there’s no evidence it was deactivated because of the support for the Harry Potter author. Read
A Facebook post falsely claims Emma Tustin, who killed Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, has been hospitalised after being forced to eat 79 packets of salt. Read
An Instagram post makes misleading claims about the Covid-19 survival rate and side effects from the vaccines. Read
A Facebook post misleadingly suggests Covid-19 vaccines were responsible for the deaths of 10 teenagers Read
