A giant asteroid isn’t about to ‘crash into the Earth’s atmosphere’
The closest the asteroid in question will come to the Earth’s surface is 3.5 million miles away. Read
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The Warm Home Discount is £140 for the entire winter, not a week
The Prime Minister described the discount incorrectly during PMQs. Read
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Boris Johnson did say inflation fears had been ‘unfounded’
The Prime Minister denied ever making the comment during the first PMQs of the year. Read
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Guardian didn’t deactivate ‘Person of the Year’ poll because J.K. Rowling took the lead
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
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What we know about the alleged Downing Street parties so far
From a timeline of events to a rundown of exactly what the rules were at the time. Read
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Reports Emma Tustin was hospitalised after inmates force fed her salt are not true
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
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Catching Covid-19 is not less risky than vaccination
An Instagram post makes misleading claims about the Covid-19 survival rate and side effects from the vaccines. Read
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No available evidence that vaccines caused teen deaths
A Facebook post misleadingly suggests Covid-19 vaccines were responsible for the deaths of 10 teenagers Read
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Four thousand steps closer to honesty
We’re grateful to the 4,257 donors who fought back against bad information this year. Read
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Dominic Raab didn’t say he watched Peppa Pig with his parents when he was young
Social media posts have incorrectly claimed the deputy prime minister said he watched Peppa Pig when he was young, even though it first aired when he was 30. Read
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