Reality Check

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Long COVID: Just how common is it? © Getty Images

Reality Check How common is 'long COVID'?

No, an asteroid probably won’t smash into Earth the day before the US elections, and here’s why © Getty / Mark Wilson

Reality Check No, an asteroid probably won’t smash into Earth the day before the US elections, and here’s why

COVID-19: Is the virus mutating? © NIAID Integrated Research Facility, Fort Detrick, Maryland

Reality Check Is the COVID-19 virus mutating?

Plug-in hybrid cars: Are they really the eco-friendly choice? © Getty Images

Reality Check Are plug-in hybrid cars really the eco-friendly choice?

COVID-19: Should we infect people with it for vaccine research? © Getty Images

Reality Check Should we infect people with COVID-19 for vaccine research?

COVID-19: Have we been treating the disease wrong?

Reality Check Have we been treating COVID-19 wrong?

Can mindfulness and meditation be harmful ©Getty

Reality Check Can mindfulness and meditation be harmful?

Badger culls: do they stop the spread of tuberculosis? © Seth Jacksonuse

Reality Check Do badger culls stop the spread of bovine TB?

Could honey help cure a cold? © Getty Images

Reality Check Can honey really help cure a cold?

Face masks: Are they changing how we behave? © Getty Images

Reality Check Are face masks changing how we behave?

Public memorials: Can removing statues help us address our biases? © Getty Images

Reality Check Can removing public memorials affect our national psychology?

Science history: Does renaming a building rewrite its past? © Alamy

Reality Check Does renaming a building rewrite its past?

Is there a physical limit to how much food you can eat in one sitting? © Stan Honda/AFP/GettyImages

Reality check Is there a physical limit to how much food you can eat in one sitting?

Coronavirus: can herd immunity protect us from COVID-19? © Getty Images

Reality Check Can herd immunity protect us from COVID-19?

Is the coronavirus airborne? © Getty Images

Reality check Is the coronavirus airborne?