This supposed Dominic Raab tweet seems to be an old fake
There is no evidence he ever tweeted it and it was widely reported as a fake over a year ago. Read
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Twitter polls are not accurate opinion polls
The BBC only cited the YouGov poll showing 51% of people though Boris Johnson won the ITV leaders debate, because it was the only poll conducted in a way to produce meaningful results. Read
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The £20.5 billion NHS England spending increase is the largest five year increase since the mid-2000s
NHS England spending is set to increase by £20.5 billion between 2018/19 and 2023/24. The last time spending increased by at least that amount was between 2004/05 and 2009/10. Read
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Latest poll puts support for Welsh independence at 24%
On the Andrew Marr show, Mr Marr said support for Welsh independence was never more than 10% while Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price said it was at up to 30%. Read
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Labour corrects broadband cost figure
Labour initially calculated the cost of maintaining a full fibre broadband network at £230million a year. Data suggests costs would be two to four times this amount. Read
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Diane Abbott did say that Chairman Mao did more good than harm
This was said during an interview on This Week in 2008. Read
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It's not correct to say two-thirds of businesses make less than £10,000 profit
Two-thirds of limited companies have corporation tax liabilities of up to £10,000, but fewer than half of businesses make a profit of less than £10,000. Read
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Public spending on buses not down by half in a decade
Funding from local authorities in England (excluding London) is down 43%, and this excludes money from central government which has not seen such large falls. Read
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The Daily Mail front page did not call Boris Johnson a traitor
A fake Daily Mail front page criticising Boris Johnson is circulating online. Read
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Most African countries can export goods to the EU tariff free
Nigel Farage talked about the EU putting up trade barriers on African countries. The majority of African countries have no tariffs on exports to the EU, although a handful do face some tariffs. Read
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