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FactCheck: UK health minister contradicts WHO on testing
The claim that testing for coronavirus “won’t cut the number of deaths” directly contradicts statements made by the head of the World Health Organization
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FactCheck: the Conservatives’ youth unemployment claim
The party says there are now 458,000 fewer young people out of work than in 2010.
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Ofcom to be given new powers over social media
The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom is to be put in charge of policing the internet too, with bosses from social media firms who fail to protect users possibly facing fines or even jail.
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FactCheck: is the mainstream media ignoring the yellow vest protests?
Social media is full of claims that mainstream outlets have decided not to cover the protests.
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Tensions rise with US over Chancellor’s plans for tax on major tech companies
In Davos the Chancellor Sajid Javid has been trying to reassure business leaders that the UK won’t diverge from EU regulations after Brexit “just for the sake of it”.
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FactCheck: did a report really find ‘0%’ of Labour ads misleading?
The claim’s been shared thousands of times on social media – but it’s wrong.
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Target Voter: how the Lib Dems are using social media
We’re a week into the election and our Target Voter series has been diving into the world of online political adverts.
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FactCheck: Conservatives admit ads in key marginal seats are wrong
The incorrect adverts have been displayed on Facebook over a million times.
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Does Britain need a written constitution after Brexit?
Ever since Britain voted for Brexit in 2016, there’s been talk of a “constitutional crisis”, but what actually is the constitution?
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Zuckerberg grilled over Cambridge Analytica and company’s attitude to false political adverts
Now a year and a half after up to 87 million Facebook profiles were harvested in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal Mark Zuckerberg is still facing questions over his role in the affair.
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FactCheck: Corbyn did call for NATO to disband – but it’s Labour policy to stay in
Official Labour policy is to maintain Britain’s commitment to the NATO alliance and to continue to spend at least 2 per cent of GDP on defence.
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Revealed: Arron Banks puts controversial diamond mine up for sale
The millionaire businessman Arron Banks, who spent £8m on the Brexit campaign, has put a controversial South African diamond mine on the market. Mr Banks confirmed to Channel 4 News that the Newlands mine in Barkly West, Northern Cape province is up for sale for ZAR10m – just over £500,000. In a statement Mr Banks told…
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FactCheck: Boris Johnson’s stop and search knife claim
Some 10,827 knives were seized under the scheme, but this includes blades recovered through means other than stop and search.
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Could online adverts promoting Boris Johnson be a sign that a general election will be called?
Now before Boris Johnson had even got hold of the keys to Number 10 – the sophisticated online message machine for the next election had swung into action.
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Meet the strippers fighting back
In this week’s Uncovered episode we’ve been speaking with women on both sides of the debate around sex work. Strippers across the UK have taken to the streets, joined a new union and formed collectives to fight back against some feminists who are trying to shut their industry down. The debate has laid bare the…