July 7 · JUL 7
A. Osei
78 ±6
Minister’s claim that unemployment “halved in two years” — the seasonal adjustment problem
Mostly accurate, but compares a seasonally-adjusted low to an unadjusted high. Like-for-like, the drop is 38% — still large, not half.
9 SOURCES
0 COMMENTS
REPORT #48,309
July 6 · JUL 6
J. Tan
54 ±8
“Ultra-processed food causes 1 in 7 early deaths” — what the cohort study actually measured
Overstated. The study shows association, not causation, and the 1-in-7 figure comes from a model the authors themselves flag as an upper bound. The underlying link…
14 SOURCES
0 COMMENTS
REPORT #48,281
S. Nakamura
19 ±7
“5G towers weaken immune systems” — the recycled 2020 study, again
Unsupported. The cited paper was retracted in 2021; every version of this claim traces back to it.
7 SOURCES
0 COMMENTS
REPORT #48,260
July 2 · JUL 2
Mira K.
Score revised
84 ±4
“Measles cases tripled since 2024” — checking the CDC data
The tripling is real for confirmed cases: 285 in 2024 against 892 through June 2026. What the claim omits is the baseline — 2024 was among…
3 SOURCES
3 COMMENTS
REPORT #48,114
June 28 · JUN 28
Mira K.
60 ±12
TezHost UAE advertorial in KT Network
This article reads as an advertisement. It describes TezHost's services in uniformly positive terms, quotes no customers, competitors, or independent reviews, and raises no drawbacks. The…
0 SOURCES
0 COMMENTS
REPORT #48,201
June 27 · JUN 27
S. Nakamura
91 ±3
Heat-pump running costs vs. the ministry’s estimate
The ministry's figure holds for a well-insulated new build; for the median UK home in the dataset, real running costs ran 22% higher. Neither number is…
9 SOURCES
0 COMMENTS
REPORT #48,190
June 21 · JUN 21
Mira K.
23 ±9
Offshore wind farms & East Coast whale deaths
Unsupported. Necropsies attribute deaths to vessel strikes and entanglement; no mechanism links surveys to strandings.
58 SOURCES
0 COMMENTS
REPORT #47,880
June 14 · JUN 14
Mira K.
48 ±14
EV battery fires vs. gas vehicles — what insurance data shows
Mixed. EVs ignite less often per vehicle; fires are harder to extinguish. Both sides quote the half that suits them.
6 SOURCES
0 COMMENTS
REPORT #47,412