Labour hospital and acute care PFI contracts in England cost £1.4 billion in 2017/18
Claims on Facebook overestimate the scale of Labour’s hospital PFI contracts. Read
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This little girl has not vanished from your local area
A fake article about a kidnapped girl appears to be an attempt to access a user’s Facebook account. Read
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Most of these claims about Grenfell Tower are wrong
Grenfell Tower was not built by a Labour council. Read
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Pre-cut onions are not dangerous
It is perfectly safe to keep chopped onions in the fridge for up to a week. Read
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EU regulations on dredging did not cause recent flooding
There is no specific EU law on banning dredging, but while some governance does affect it, it does not prevent it. Read
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There wasn’t more polar ice “than ever” in 2015
There was not more ice than ever in 2015—the polar ice caps have been shrinking for decades. Read
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These quotes “predicting” coronavirus are from two different books
Read separately, the quotes do not sound much like the new Wuhan coronavirus at all. Read
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Shamima Begum has not secretly returned to Britain
Shamima Begum is living in a refugee camp in Syria, not in secret in the UK. Read
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This arrow is pointing at Egypt
The border between Israel and Egypt is commonly accepted as the transition from Africa to the Middle East. Read
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Einstein did argue the rich control communication and this damages democracy
A Facebook post claiming Einstein warned in 1949 that the rich control communication and damage democracy is true. Read
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