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Reality Check

News under the microscope. Visit the BBC's Reality Check website at bit.ly/realitycheck for more, or follow them on Twitter @BBCRealityCheck.

What does listening to heavy metal do for me? © Getty Images
Everyday science

Reality Check Is heavy metal bad for your mental health?

Caster Semenya: Does limiting testosterone in female athletes make sport fairer? © Getty Images
The Human Body

Reality Check Will limiting Caster Semenya's testosterone make her sport fairer?

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People enjoy the afternoon sunshine on the Palace Pier on 25 February, 2019 in Brighton, England © Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
Planet Earth

Reality Check Does the February heatwave mean the UK climate is changing?

Alex Powell, 20, receives the combined Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccination at an MMR drop-in clinic at Neath Port Talbot Hospital near Swansea in south Wales on April 20, 2013 © GEOFF CADDICK/AFP/Getty Images
The Human Body

Reality Check The number of people getting the MMR vaccine is falling, should I be worried?

Alex Powell, 20, receives the combined Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccination at an MMR drop-in clinic at Neath Port Talbot Hospital near Swansea in south Wales on April 20, 2013 © GEOFF CADDICK/AFP/Getty Images
The Human Body

Reality Check The benefits of video games: why screen time isn’t always bad

Can I protect myself against air pollution? © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Reality Check Can I protect myself against air pollution?

Four-day week: could the UK be more productive by working less? © Getty Images
Everyday science

Reality Check Four-day week: could the UK be more productive by working less?

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