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Snopes→ UK Court Hearing for US Woman in Road Death Case Called Off
A court hearing next week for an American citizen who left Britain after being involved in a crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist has been called off.
Full Fact→ UKHSA data reaffirms that vaccines work against Omicron
An article on the blog The Exposé makes the claim that the latest data on Covid-19 from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) appears to show that Covid-19 vaccines do not prevent hospitalisation or death. While no vaccine is 100% effective, the
Full Fact→ UK is fastest growing G7 economy by one measure, and fifth by another
“We now have [...] the fastest growing economy in the G7” Boris Johnson, 12 January 2022. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson claimed the UK was the fastest growing economy in the G7, a group of advanced world economies incl
Snopes→ UK Plans Holiday Weekend to Honor Queen’s 70 Years on Throne
The United Kingdom will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne with a military parade, neighborhood parties and a competition to create a new dessert for the Platinum Jubilee.
Full Fact→ We don’t know how many suicides there have been since Omicron arrived in the UK
A post on Facebook makes the claim: “Since ‘Omnicron’ [sic] first detected on 27th November: 7 deaths. Average age 83. 27th November to now: 239 deaths by SUICIDE. Average age between 25 & 44. Perspective.” The post seems to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 89% Of New UK COVID Cases Are NOT ‘Among Fully Vaxxed’ – Just People 60 And Above
Do fully vaccinated people account for 89% of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom? No, that's not true: The actual percentage is less than half that number and the claim misleadingly attributes the figures to The Lancet science journal.
Snopes→ UK Data Suggest Hospitalization is Less Likely with Omicron
Preliminary data suggest that people with the omicron variant of the coronavirus are between 50% and 70% less likely to need hospitalization than those with the delta strain.
Full Fact→ Brazil doesn’t produce 25% of the world’s food, as the UK’s trade envoy to the country claimed
“Brazil… produces 25% of the planet’s food.” Marco Longhi MP, 16 December 2021. In Parliament, Conservative MP and trade envoy to Brazil Marco Longhi claimed the South American country produces a quarter of the world’s f
Full Fact→ UK booster roll out level twice the EU average
"We've done almost double the percentage [of boosters] of any other European country" Boris Johnson, 15 December 2021. During Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson said that the percentage of the UK population who have received a booster vac
Snopes→ US Woman Accused in High-Profile Road Crash to Face UK Trial
The Crown Prosecution Service said the case against Anne Sacoolas would be heard at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Jan 18.
Snopes→ UK Court Allows Assange’s Extradition to US for Spying Case
Assange, 50, is currently being held at London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison.
Snopes→ UK Prime Minister Johnson’s Wife Gives Birth to Baby Girl
The couple said a healthy baby, the couple’s second child together, was born in a London hospital.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Article misleads on dangers of omicron variant using UK virus and vaccination data
“Only the fully vaccinated should fear the new ‘worst ever’ Covid-19 variant; data shows they already account for 4 in every 5 Covid deaths”
Snopes→ Yes, Heinz Created a ‘Chocolate Orange Mayo’ in the UK
The unlikely flavor combo was not available in the U.S., and only a limited run was produced in the U.K. and Ireland in December 2021.
Snopes→ UK Police Contacted over Report of Cocaine Use in Parliament
House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said he was contacting police after the Sunday Times reported that illegal drugs were being used inside Parliament buildings.
Full Fact→ Express vastly overstates impact of UK trade deals
“‘Brexit Britain will be a leader in free trade!’ Joy as UK tears up barriers –£766BN boost” Daily Express, 29 November 2021. The Express has reported that new trade deals struck by the UK are worth £766 billi
Snopes→ Is Ukraine’s Donetsk Airport ‘Abandoned in the Ocean’?
The country's Sergei Prokofiev International Airport was destroyed during a violent conflict in 2014.
Snopes→ UK Court Backs Meghan in Dispute over Privacy with Publisher
The Court of Appeal in London upheld a High Court ruling that the publisher of The Mail on Sunday and MailOnline website unlawfully breached the former Meghan Markle's privacy.
Logically→ A registered UK company called Omicron Nanotechnology is responsible for the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
Omicron Nanotechnology dissolved in 2019 and the company manufactured special-purpose machinery,
Full Fact→ The facts about people seeking asylum in the UK
On 24 November, 27 people tragically drowned in the English Channel, attempting to travel to the UK from France. Following this there has been renewed debate on the topic of migrants, asylum seekers and the facts around asylum applications. We ta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In UK, Fully Vaccinated ARE 4 In Every 5 COVID-19 Deaths — But Simple Ratio Can Mislead If Other Variables Ignored
Do fully vaccinated people account for four in every five recent COVID-19 deaths in the UK? Yes, that's true: But simple ratio analysis based on that statistic doesn't tell the story fully. The figures are found in the COVID-19 vaccine su
Snopes→ World on Alert As UK Reports Cases of Omicron COVID Variant
Britain became the latest country Saturday to report cases of the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Fail To Acknowledge Waukesha Christmas Parade Killings
Has President Joe Biden failed to acknowledge the deaths that occurred at the Waukesha Christmas Parade on November 21, 2021, in Waukesha, Wisconsin? No, that's not true: Biden discussed the incident at the beginning of a White House spee
Snopes→ Child is 6th Death in Waukesha Parade Crash; Suspect Charged
An 8-year-old boy became the sixth person to die as a result of a man driving his SUV into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade, with a criminal complaint alleging that the suspect in the case steered side-to-side with the intent of striking marchers
Snopes→ Man Charged with 5 Homicide Counts in Deadly Waukesha Crash
Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged with intentional homicide in the parade crash Sunday in Waukesha, a Milwaukee suburb.
Snopes→ Boiling Lobsters Alive May Eventually Be Illegal in the UK
Changes possible after report reveals substantial evidence that lobsters feel pain.
Snopes→ Waukesha SUV Incident: What’s True, False About Suspect Darrell Brooks
We looked into online rumors surrounding the Waukesha parade fatalities suspect Darrell Brooks.
Full Fact→ Former MEP wrongly uses UK Covid-19 data
A video posted on Facebook by former UKIP and independent MEP Godfrey Bloom claims vaccines are ineffective based on data looking at the proportion of cases of Covid-19 among vaccinated and unvaccinated adults. The video’s narrator says inf
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘CaptainJenkem’-Tweeted Photo Is NOT A Photo Of The Driver Who Hit The Waukesha Christmas Parade — It’s A Recycled Hoax
Does this photo posted by the Twitter account @CaptainJenkem show the man who drove his vehicle into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin? No, that's not true: This photo is not recent and has a history of being used in pranks since
Snopes→ House Censures Rep. Gosar for Violent Video in Rare Rebuke
Calling the video a clear threat to a lawmaker’s life, Democrats argued Gosar’s conduct would not be tolerated in any other workplace — and shouldn’t be in Congress.
Snopes→ UK Police: Blast Outside Hospital Was Terrorist Incident
A blast in a taxi outside a hospital in England that killed a man was caused by an improvised explosive device and is being treated as a terrorist incident, but the motive remains unclear.
Full Fact→ This picture of a bus warning about childhood strokes wasn’t taken in the UK
Several posts on Facebook have shared an image of a bus with a poster saying “Kids have strokes too” and telling people to “know the warning signs”. The posts suggest that these posters have been put up by the UK governmen
Snopes→ Thousands of Red UK Phone Boxes to Be Protected from Closure
The public payphone boxes may look like obsolete relics in an age of ubiquitous smartphones, but regulator Ofcom said they can still be a “lifeline” for people in need.
Snopes→ Was Pan Am Clipper Taken by Japan at Truk Lagoon Before WWII?
Snopes spoke with an aviation history expert to get to the heart of conspiracy theories.
Full Fact→ How the UK Health Security Agency’s misleading data fuelled a global vaccine myth
On 21 October, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro delivered a live address through his Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts, which between them have tens of millions of followers. He wanted to talk to his country about the Covid-19 vaccines,
Full Fact→ Did the French PM really ask for the EU to ‘punish’ the UK over Brexit?
Amid rising tensions between the UK and France in a row over fishing, POLITICO reported on a leaked letter sent from French Prime Minister Jean Castex to the President of the European Commission last week. The letter called on the President, Ursu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In UK, Fully Vaccinated ARE 82% Of COVID-19 Deaths, 66% Of Hospitalizations — But Percentages Don’t Tell Full Story
Do fully vaccinated people account for 82% of recent COVID-19 deaths and 66% of hospitalizations in the UK? Yes, that's true. The figures are found in the COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report - Week 43 by the UK Health Security Agency pub
Full Fact→ Is the UK really the EU’s ‘Treasure Island’?
“A shocking report from Facts4EU.Org suggests the EU's ‘UK Treasure Island’ delivers a staggering 69 percent of the bloc's entire world trade surplus.” Daily Express, 19 October 2021. Last week, the Express said that a new repo
Snopes→ Dutch Court: Crimean Treasures Must Be Sent to Ukraine
An Amsterdam appeals court ruled that a trove of historical treasures from Crimea that have been stored for years at a Dutch museum must be given to Ukraine.