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The Full Fact Podcast episodes

January 15, 2021 Full Fact's Fact Blast - January 15th
Despite what some people in the media say, more people are dying than usual at the moment.
The government spent £63,000 on influencer marketing for Test and Trace.
And do you need to carry proof if you’re exempt from wearing a mask?

A week of our independent, impartial fact checks in three(ish) minutes.

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4 min
January 04, 2021 QAnon in the UK
Was 2020 the year that QAnon arrived in the UK? We discuss the country's embracement of conspiracy in the third of a series of Full Fact short investigations.
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13 min
December 28, 2020 Covid-19 transmission in hospitals
Coronavirus transmission in hospitals is difficult to understand and even harder to solve. Full Fact investigates what we already know, what we don’t—and what the future might hold.
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7 min
December 24, 2020 Full Fact's Christmas Special
Join us for our Christmas special, as our fact checkers get together to reminisce on the weirdest fact checks of the year, including one woman's trip to a mayonnaise factory leading to a viral myth about poisonous onions.
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24 min
December 21, 2020 Lockdown Scepticism
The first of a series of Full Fact short investigations looks into claims made by prominent lockdown sceptics in the UK.
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14 min
December 11, 2020 Full Fact's Fact Blast - December 11th
The new vaccination card is not a ‘Covid passport,’ school funding hasn’t increased by £5k per pupil, and vaccine approval wasn't quicker because of Brexit. A week of our independent, impartial fact checks - in three(ish) minutes.

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4 min
December 07, 2020 The Full Fact Podcast: FAQ
“Who funds you?” “Who fact checks the fact checkers?” “How do you decide what to fact check?” “Who really funds you???” We’re bombarded with these questions every day - so we've tried to answer everything you could possibly want to know about us. So if you’ve ever wondered how Full Fact works, this is for you.
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14 min
December 04, 2020 Full Fact's Fact Blast - December 4th
RNA Covid-19 vaccines will not change your DNA, The Pfizer Covid-19 candidate vaccine is not too cold to be called a vaccine - and FOIs sent to NHS trusts are real, but don't show the full story. A week of independent, impartial fact checks in a quick three minute blast.
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4 min
November 30, 2020 The Full Fact Podcast: Politicians
‘Politician’ is consistently polled as one of the least trustworthy professions in the UK. But how much of a problem is misinformation in politics? And how can fact checkers keep politicians - and the media - honest? We discuss with former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and new Conservative MP Selaine Saxby.
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35 min
November 27, 2020 Full Fact's Fact Blast - November 27th
The Daily Mail’s chart of Covid-19 death figures doesn’t use the real numbers, MP Nadine Dorries says email from her office on vaccines does not reflect her views, and research suggesting increased Covid-19 risk for dog-owners may be barking up the wrong tree. Our weekly hit of fact checks in less time than it takes to listen to a song.

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4 min

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