Suicide is killing more people than Coronavirus. How about we all stock up on smiling at strangers instead? Facebook user, 13 September 2021. A post claiming that more people are dying of suicide than the coronavirus is being shared on Facebook. When the Facebook post was shared, this was almost certainly untrue. Where does the… Read More »
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What do you genuinely not understand? We got many interesting responses. Here are some of them. We have just copied and pasted their responses, not editing them in any way. 1. How I get taller and more handsome every time my grandma sees me. – Maryaduo12 2. Why…… Read More »
We’ve been asked on Whatsapp whether being pregnant means you can have a shorter gap than eight weeks between Covid-19 vaccine doses. We asked NHS England this question and it referred us to the Public Health England (PHE) Green Book, which provides the latest information on vaccinations. It says that the Joint Committee on Vaccination… Read More »
Here are 5 things you should know. 1. In the United States it is illegal for private-sector employers to discourage or punish you for discussing your wages with coworkers. Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169 it is illegal for your employer to: Discourage discussion between employees about their wages by saying things like “here’s your…… Read More »
A screenshot claiming that Serco “magically disappeared” £37 billion has been shared on Facebook over 300 times. This appears to be a reference to the £37 billion budget for the first two years of the NHS Test and Trace programme. However, not all of that budget has been spent, and only a fraction of it… Read More »
A screenshot of a tweet going viral on Facebook claims that the reversing element of HGV driving tests is being removed in order to make them easier to pass, amid a shortage of lorry drivers. This is not quite the case. Initially, a now-closed government consultation from the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) suggested… Read More »
A number of posts on Instagram claim that the social media company has changed its algorithm so that no more than 7% of an account’s followers can see posts it makes. This isn’t correct. This is not the first time this claim has been shared, and the company addressed it in early 2019, confirming that… Read More »
