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    Domestic Violence, Jobs, Easter Snowfall

    Tim Harford on domestic violence, employment numbers, and the chance of a white Easter.

  2. DOGE, apples and irregular migrants

    Fact-checking government efficiency claims in the US.

  3. Does your jewellery contain stolen Brink’s-Mat gold?

    We ask what happened to the 3 tonnes of pure gold after the infamous robbery of 1983

  4. Does wearing a mask halve your chances of getting Covid-19?

    Is it true wearing a mask reduces Covid-19 incidence by 53%?

  5. Does Venezuela really have the biggest oil reserves in the world?

    We investigate if there are actually 300 billion barrels of oil in Venezuela's reserves

  6. Does toilet paper cause 15% of global deforestation?

    We investigate the impact of our use of toilet paper on the world’s forests.

  7. Does the World Athletics Championships have a false start problem?

    We examine the rules and tech of false starts after the disqualification of Devon Allen.

  8. Does the UK take in more refugees than other European countries?

    Fact checking Boris Johnson’s claim.

  9. Does the UK have the fastest growing economy in the G7?

    How fast is our economy growing? And what is happening with Omicron reinfections?

  10. Does the Russian government really spend 40% of its budget on the military?

    We investigate how much the Russian state is spending on the war in Ukraine.

  11. Does the average teacher really earn £54,000?

    Tim Harford investigates teacher pay, Russian soldier deaths, and card-shuffling maths

  12. Does the average American have fewer than three friends?

    Plus, skilled migrants, preventing Alzheimer’s and Robert Prevost on God and probability

  13. Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer?

    Should we all take up tennis? We delve into the evidence on its life-extending powers

  14. Does it take 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef?

    How a stat about cows and water is not all it seems

  15. Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?

    The numbers behind water use and denim production.

  16. Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?

    The numbers behind water use and denim production

  17. Does half the UK get more in benefits than they pay in tax?

    UK benefits, Zack Polanski’s billionaire claim and Gen Z job interviews

  18. Does Europe suffer more heat deaths than the US?

    Tim Harford investigates heat deaths, the carbon footprint of eggs, and ironing out Wales

  19. Does endurance sport harm your heart?

    We investigate the connection between high levels of exercise and arrhythmia

  20. Does catching covid give you more immunity than being vaccinated?

    Infection vs injection: Could prior infection provide 27 times more protection?

  21. Does Breastfeeding Increase IQ?

    A major 30-year study claims to show breastfed babies become more intelligent, higher...

  22. Does a single AI query use a bottle of water?

    We investigate how much water and power are used by artificial intelligence

  23. Does a single AI query use a bottle of water?

    We investigate how much water and power are used by artificial intelligence.

  24. Does a language die every two weeks?

    Languages are disappearing. We investigate claims of how often this happens.

  25. Does a full moon make crime rates go up?

    Holding the moon to account for its role in crime rates.

  26. Does a fall in the UK's healthy life expectancy mean what you think it means?

    Tim Harford explores healthy life expectancy, HS2 costs, VAT cuts and his marathon time

  27. Do women feel the cold more than men?

    We investigate if air conditioning is set too cold for women.

  28. Do we see 10,000 adverts per day?

    We investigate the claim that each of us sees thousands of adverts every single day

  29. Do we really have ‘superflu’?

    The NHS is warning of an unprecedented flu season - we check.

  30. Do we have enough clothes for the next six generations?

    We delve into the stats on the scale of the fashion industry

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