Search results for ‘FactCheck’
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FactCheck: questions remain over Zac Goldsmith’s taxpayer-funded letter to constituents
The Conservative minister told the Parliamentary watchdog he had “never made use of this facility before”.
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FactCheck: no evidence for Johnson claim that care homes failed to follow Covid procedures
It’s not clear if any hard data actually exists on whether care homes have been following government guidance on controlling the coronavirus in England.
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FactCheck: Johnson not telling the whole story on Leicester testing
He said the government set up four new test sites ‘shortly’ after 8 June. But Leicester Council say the first new unit didn’t open until 10 days’ later.
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FactCheck: Johnson’s misleading figures on government ‘New Deal’
The Prime Minister suggested the ‘New Deal’ will pump £34bn into the NHS, but that’s not the case.
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FactCheck: did Israeli secret service teach Floyd police to kneel on neck?
The claim has attracted criticism from many commentators.
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FactCheck: Boris Johnson repeats claim that no country has a functioning Covid-19 tracing app
The Prime Minister says no country has a “functional” Covid-19 tracing app. But dozens of countries have launched apps designed to warn citizens of possible infection.
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FactCheck: business secretary wrong about testing figures
Alok Sharma said 240,000 people had been tested on Monday.
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FactCheck: does Covid-19 cause diabetes in previously healthy patients?
The scientists did not cite any definitive evidence of this having happened, but experts say it’s worthy of investigation.
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FactCheck: Rowling right that hormones or surgery not required for legal gender change
The UK government told FactCheck: ‘You do not have to be taking hormones or planning to get surgery’ to qualify for a Gender Recognition Certificate.
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FactCheck: why is Covid-19 hitting ethnic minorities harder?
Major studies by the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Public Health England have found significantly higher mortality rates among ethnic minority populations.
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FactCheck: are bald men at greater risk of severe coronavirus illness?
On closer inspection, the relationship isn’t so clear.
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FactCheck: has coronavirus destroyed more jobs than the Great Recession?
What we know so far about the effects of the crisis on unemployment.
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Trump threatens to ‘close down’ Twitter after it marks tweet with factcheck warning
President Trump has threatened to “close down” the social media platform Twitter – after it flagged up two of his posts for fact checking – linking to an article describing Mr Trump’s claims about postal ballot fraud as “unsubstantiated”.
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FactCheck: new reports consider evidence for reopening schools
Experts from the unofficial ‘Independent Sage’ group say 1 June is too early.
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FactCheck: can parents keep children home once schools return?
Schools in England are expected to open their doors to some year groups from 1 June.