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Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called 'most depressing day of the year'
Blue Monday Fact/Fiction
Fact/Fiction

Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called 'most depressing day of the year'

Old news, truthfully retold. We delve into the phenomenon of Blue Monday to see if science proves it is the most depressing day of the year
Is handwashing dishes worse for the environment than using a dishwasher? 
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Is handwashing dishes worse for the environment than using a dishwasher? 

Are cardboard beds at the Olympic Village made to crack down on sex?
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Are cardboard beds at the Olympic Village made to crack down on sex?

Fact/Fiction: Did Sajid Javid say Covid is like flu?
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Fact/Fiction: Did Sajid Javid say Covid is like flu?

Was Boris Johnson honeymooning in Portugal while it was on the amber list? 
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Was Boris Johnson honeymooning in Portugal while it was on the amber list? 

Is the term ‘white privilege’ leaving working-class white kids neglected?
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Is the term ‘white privilege’ leaving working-class white kids neglected?

Is flying a flag on your car during the Euros illegal?
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Is flying a flag on your car during the Euros illegal?

Is LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall trying to ban the words ‘mother’ and ‘father’?
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Is LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall trying to ban the words ‘mother’ and ‘father’?

Does sunscreen cause cancer?
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Does sunscreen cause cancer?

Is there a new coronavirus strain that jumps from dogs to humans?
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Is there a new coronavirus strain that jumps from dogs to humans?

Will it cost £50bn to fix the cladding crisis?
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Will it cost £50bn to fix the cladding crisis?

Has Robin Hood’s legendary silver arrow been found?
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Has Robin Hood’s legendary silver arrow been found?

Fact/Fiction: Can police officers have beards?
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Fact/Fiction: Can police officers have beards?

Is Joe Biden planning to limit Americans to four pounds of red meat per year?
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Is Joe Biden planning to limit Americans to four pounds of red meat per year?

Are British people in Spain facing deportation following the Brexit deadline?
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Are British people in Spain facing deportation following the Brexit deadline?

Can humans create venom?
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Can humans create venom?

Fact/Fiction: Do 74,000 kids have ‘long Covid’?
Do 74,000 children have ‘long Covid’? Illustration: Miles Cole
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Fact/Fiction: Do 74,000 kids have ‘long Covid’?

Fact/Fiction: Is it safe to exercise with a face mask on?
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Fact/Fiction: Is it safe to exercise with a face mask on?

Fact/Fiction: Is smartphone addiction an issue for four in 10 students?
Is smartphone addiction an issue?
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Fact/Fiction: Is smartphone addiction an issue for four in 10 students?

Fact/Fiction: Are glasses wearers three times less likely to get Covid-19?
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Fact/Fiction: Are glasses wearers three times less likely to get Covid-19?

Fact/Fiction: Does vaping make you more likely to spread Covid?
Media reports suggest vaping can increase the spread of Covid, but are the claims puffed up?
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Fact/Fiction: Does vaping make you more likely to spread Covid?

Fact/Fiction: Can spinach send emails?
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Fact/Fiction: Can spinach send emails?

Fact/Fiction: Does living near streetlights give you cancer?
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Fact/Fiction: Does living near streetlights give you cancer?

Fact/Fiction: Is the Moderna vaccine less effective against new variants?
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Fact/Fiction: Is the Moderna vaccine less effective against new variants?

Fact/Fiction: Did Coca Cola, kiwis and ice cream test positive for Covid-19? 
Coca Cola, kiwi fruits and ice cream have all recorded positive Covid-19 tests
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Fact/Fiction: Did Coca Cola, kiwis and ice cream test positive for Covid-19?