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Fact check: the truth about false rape claims
In Depth Are malicious allegations of sexual assault on the increase? The Week looks at the statistics
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Fact check: do fertility apps work?
In Depth Advert claiming that Natural Cycles contraceptive app is ‘highly accurate’ banned by UK watchdog
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Fact check: do mobile phones cause cancer?
In Depth The Week looks at the conflicting evidence and asks whether a scientific consensus can be reached
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Fact check: the truth about artificial sweeteners
In Depth Are synthetic sugar substitutes in our food and drinks safe? The Week looks at the research
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The truth about decriminalising prostitution
In Depth Does removing all criminal sanctions make the sex industry more or less safe for its workers?
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Fox News footage suggests Eagles kneeled during the national anthem. They were praying. Before the game.
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Fact Check: The truth about the body mass index
In Depth Can BMI be trusted to measure obesity and overall health?
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Fact Check: Why did Donald Trump ditch the Iran deal?
In Depth The US president claimed Iran violated the landmark agreement making it ‘defective at its core’
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Fact Check: The truth about mental health funding
In Depth Is Theresa May’s government really spending a ‘record amount’ on these services?
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Fact Check: The truth about public support for Syria air strikes
In Depth The Week looks at the polls before and after attacks were launched by Britain, France and the US
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Trump is way off about Amazon and the post office
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Fact Check: Is Easter a Christian or pagan festival?
In Depth Cadbury's and the National Trust have been accused of 'airbrushing faith' out of an egg hunt, but is the Church right to be so angry?
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Fact Check: Are anti-abortion views in decline?
In Depth As Ireland prepares for a historic referendum, The Week looks at the situation in other Catholic countries
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Fact Check: Are far-right groups the biggest US terror threat?
In Depth In Depth: New Jersey senator claims white nationalists behind majority of attacks since 9/11
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