Survey doesn’t show voters ditching Conservatives over bike lanes
A survey by the campaign group Fair Fuel UK was covered by The Mail on Sunday, but has several flaws. Read
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Express opinion piece wrong to allege evidence of widespread voter fraud in US elections
A comment piece in the Express wrongly claimed Donald Trump lost the election because of fraudulent votes. Read
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The word “robot” comes from Czech, not Greek like GPT-3 claims
GPT-3 is mistaken about the etymology of the word robot. Read
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Spending on online slot machines didn’t go up 25% in lockdown
This was claimed in an article when the rise has actually been since last year. Read
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No, Celine Dion didn’t wind her car window up while a fan was singing to her
Celine Dion didn’t wind her car window up at a singing fan. This video is edited. Celine Dion waited patiently as the fan sang ‘I Surrender’ Read
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The government sets the licence fee, not the BBC
The Sun was wrong to suggest the BBC had increased the licence fee. The government sets the licence fee. Read
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Fake Jeremy Corbyn tweet spreads after the London Bridge attack
A fake tweet falsely claims Jeremy Corbyn said the London Bridge attacker was “murdered by British Police”. Read
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The BBC did not “donate” money to the Conservative party
Appearance fees from the BBC appear in some Conservative politicians declarations, as they do for MPs from other parties. These are not donations. Read
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Another flawed “cost of Corbyn” figure from the Conservatives
You can’t work out the cost of a manifesto which hasn’t been published yet. And it’s flawed to assume all income tax payers have the same tax burden. Read
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There are serious problems with the Conservatives’ claim that Labour would spend £1.2 trillion
You can’t work out the cost of a manifesto that hasn’t been published yet. Read
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