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Numbers of the year: Part two

Our listeners' favourite numbers of 2024

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Do 79% of Swedish asylum seekers go on holiday to the country they fled from?

We investigate a refugee claim that is often being taken out of context.

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Can redheads handle 25% more pain than brunettes?

We investigate if people with red hair have a hidden pain-blocking superpower

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Did Trump make billions with his meme-coin?

We investigate if the US president鈥檚 crypto is really worth tens of billions of dollars.

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Are quantum computers already super-powerful?

We investigate what a big claim about the speed of a quantum chip really means.

• 9 mins

Are black babies in the US really more likely to die under the care of white doctors?

How baby mortality statistics gave a misleading impression about racism in healthcare

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Has the US sent $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza?

Are Hamas bombing Israel with condoms sent by the US?

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Are 150 year olds getting social security payments?

Is this 鈥榯he biggest fraud in the whole of history'?

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Has the US really given Ukraine more aid than Europe?

Donald Trump says the US has given Ukraine more aid than Europe - what does the data say?

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Is there really $500bn of Rare Earths in Ukraine?

Trump wants access to Ukraine鈥檚 Rare Earth deposits.

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