Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Five questions. Most people get fewer right than they expect.

The world looks worse from the headlines than it does from the data. Today's Reality Check puts five facts in front of you — health, energy, wildlife, education, poverty — and lets the numbers speak. Most of us are more wrong than we think. Worth two minutes to find out where you stand.
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