Liberal Democrat manifesto 2019: fact checked
This page will feature all our fact checks on the Liberal Democrat manifesto for the 2019 general election. Read
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The ITV leaders' interviews: fact checked
We've fact checked claims from Jo Swinson on NHS staff, Nicola Sturgeon on Scotland's future currency, Nigel Farage on EU African tariffs and Sian Berry on bus funding. Read
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The funding for the bus goes down and down?
Rounding off our check of claims from last night’s ITV election interviews, Green Party co-leader Siân Berry claimed that “our buses have been cut back by nearly half.” This refers … 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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How much public health spending goes to the private sector?
Depending on how you count it the figure could be anywhere between 7% and 26% of spending by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. Read
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Are there duties in Djibouti?
Last night in the ITV leaders interviews Nigel Farage talked about trade barriers the EU raises against African countries. We’ve fact checked claims like this before and while Mr Farage … 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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Politics
Lib Dem claims about EU health workers and the NHS are generally true
We've looked into the claims made by Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson about nursing and Brexit from last night. Generally, she was right in her claims; the NHS employs tens … Read
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Lib Dem claims about EU health workers and the NHS are generally true
It is true that tens of thousands of NHS staff are from other EU countries, and that other EU nursing numbers have noticeably dropped. Read
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