Friday, 1 May 2026
Your mental map of the world is probably a few years out of date. Change it
The news cycle moves fast. Our mental picture of the world often doesn't. Today's Reality Check puts five concrete questions in front of you — and the answers tend to land differently than people expect. The data is more surprising, and more encouraging, than the headlines suggest.
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