1. Who is spreading misleading claims about local lockdowns?published at 17:15 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    Local councils counter online rumours about imminent lockdowns, and what's behind them.

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  2. The human cost of India's coronavirus fake newspublished at 07:45 British Summer Time 1 July 2020

    False and misleading reports have surged in the country during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  3. Boris Johnson's economy speech fact-checkedpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 30 June 2020

    The PM outlined £5bn worth of infrastructure projects, but what was behind the numbers?

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  4. Is Trump right to say US does 'the greatest testing'?published at 16:41 British Summer Time 29 June 2020

    China and the US both say they have done the most testing for coronavirus - so who's right?

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  5. Boris Johnson's child poverty claims fact-checkedpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 29 June 2020

    The prime minister has made four claims on poverty, do the figures support them?

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  6. Globetrotting fake news - from Bolivia to Serbiapublished at 00:26 British Summer Time 27 June 2020

    We've been tracking the global spread of two of the most popular coronavirus conspiracy theories.

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  7. Virus health claims that won't go awaypublished at 00:03 British Summer Time 27 June 2020

    Why this misleading health advice keeps appearing online.

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  8. Six reports in four years but what action has been taken?published at 17:32 British Summer Time 25 June 2020

    A number of reviews have looked at race and equality over the years, but has the government taken action?

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  9. Does anyone have a working contact-tracing app?published at 11:27 British Summer Time 25 June 2020

    Is Boris Johnson right to say that no country has a working contact-tracing app?

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  10. Why are there outbreaks in meat processing plants?published at 01:11 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Why have hundreds of workers tested positive for coronavirus at abattoirs and meat processing plants?

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  11. The fake news about India and China's border clashpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 19 June 2020

    With feelings running high between the two Asian nations, plenty of misleading content has been shared.

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  12. Bill Gates and the lab targeted by conspiracy theoristspublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 19 June 2020

    A false coronavirus rumour about The Pirbright Institute led to online abuse and threatening calls.

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  13. Why are more BAME people dying from coronavirus?published at 15:43 British Summer Time 19 June 2020

    People from ethnic minorities have been impacted more by coronavirus, but why?

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  14. What's going on with coronavirus in Tanzania?published at 14:34 British Summer Time 19 June 2020

    President Magufuli says cases are falling, but the government hasn't released new official figures. What do we know?

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  15. How many are really dying from coronavirus?published at 00:03 British Summer Time 19 June 2020

    Why looking at 'excess deaths' reveals Covid-19's true death toll.

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  16. Can you compare different countries?published at 18:24 British Summer Time 17 June 2020

    Should you be comparing Covid-19 statistics between countries?

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  17. How vulnerable are health workers in Nigeria?published at 08:18 British Summer Time 17 June 2020

    Doctors in public hospitals have gone on strike, saying they lack the necessary protective equipment to tackle the pandemic.

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  18. Who sets the alert level?published at 18:05 British Summer Time 15 June 2020

    Reality Check

    Chart showing alert levels

    At the UK's daily government briefing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been talking about the current alert level on the five-point scale.

    “That’s decided independently by the Biosecurity Centre and we’ll take their advice on the alert level, but that’s not decided by the politicians," he said.

    On 3 June, Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England referred to “the alert level, which is set independently… by the Joint Biosecurity Centre advising the four chief medical officers”.

    The idea of the Joint Biosecurity Centre is to bring together expertise from scientists and from across government to track the rates of infection across the country.

    While ministers do not set the alert level, they do decide when aspects of lockdown may be eased.

    You can read more about the alert level system here.

  19. Fact-checking claims coronavirus might have started earlierpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 15 June 2020

    Does a study suggesting possibility of coronavirus cases in Wuhan much earlier than reported stand up to scrutiny?

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  20. Contact-tracing app rumours debunkedpublished at 00:34 British Summer Time 13 June 2020

    We've been fact-checking misleading posts on social media about technology used to fight coronavirus.

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