How many promises has Donald Trump kept in his first 100 days? We’ve analysed a million words from his election speeches - and given dozens of pledges the @FactCheck treatment.
Head to channel4.com/trump to find out more.
Head to channel4.com/trump to find out more.
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Labour’s Nick Thomas Symonds says his party will ‘bust’ the criminal gangs behind small boat crossings.
@krishgm asks what Labour would do about the thousands of people already here who are stuck in the asylum backlog.
@krishgm asks what Labour would do about the thousands of people already here who are stuck in the asylum backlog.
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The Greens’ Carla Denyer says other parties ‘could choose to make bold decisions about how you pay for public services and how you raise those funds’.
For context, the independent IFS says it’s ‘doubtful’ the Greens would get the £90bn they expect from a carbon tax. #c4debate
For context, the independent IFS says it’s ‘doubtful’ the Greens would get the £90bn they expect from a carbon tax. #c4debate
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The Conservatives’ Chris Philp told the #c4debate that England and Wales now has more police officers than in 2010. For context, our @FactCheck analysis finds that we have fewer officers per head of population than in 2009.
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Reform’s Richard Tice suggested in the #c4debate that since the Conservatives took office “knife crime has almost tripled”. It’s not clear exactly what he has in mind. But official stats show a much smaller rise in recorded knife crime offences overall since 2011.
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Ten years ago, England’s NHS was better than Scotland and Wales when it came to the percentage of A&E patients seen within four hours. New analysis shows it’s now the worst of the three - while Scotland performs best. @C4Ciaran explains.
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Our @FactCheck analysis finds that every region of England has lost local bus services since 2011, with the North West losing 38% of its “bus miles per person”.
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How has Wales' NHS fared under Labour since 2013? @C4Ciaran and @FactCheck have been crunching the numbers.
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Exclusive analysis by our @FactCheck team shows just how bad things are getting in Northern Ireland’s health service.
The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E is now 36 times higher than it was in 2009.
@C4Ciaran reports.
The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E is now 36 times higher than it was in 2009.
@C4Ciaran reports.
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But the latest published data shows there were 614 asylum caseworkers in 2021-22. That’s 2% more than in 2019-20 - not 80% as Rishi Sunak claimed.
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The Bloomberg story relates to unpublished Treasury documents. The £170bn figure can’t be verified unless those documents are published.
Indeed, Labour’s Ed Miliband admitted in parliament the figure was in ‘dispute’.
Labour was contacted for comment.
Indeed, Labour’s Ed Miliband admitted in parliament the figure was in ‘dispute’.
Labour was contacted for comment.
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Keir Starmer told @Channel4News today: ‘That windfall tax for oil and gas companies [...] that’s an unexpected profit, it’s now running about £170bn. And the government is saying: we won’t touch that, we’ll just put it all on borrowing.’
youtu.be/ov1QOBl6yRw?t=…
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But today’s sharp fall in the pound was not matched by the euro, and it came directly after Kwasi Kwarteng’s speech.
So it looks like the UK’s mini budget has exacerbated existing issues with sterling.
So it looks like the UK’s mini budget has exacerbated existing issues with sterling.
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The new chancellor has just announced the biggest set of tax cuts in 50 years - here’s @TheIFS graph.
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The pound has plummeted against the dollar in the hours since Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget.
But did one cause the other? And what does it mean for inflation? @FactCheck thread.
But did one cause the other? And what does it mean for inflation? @FactCheck thread.
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Could Joe Biden, Congress or the Supreme Court overturn US abortion bans? Here are some of the challenges pro-choice activists face.
youtube.com/watch?v=ZXnIUu…
youtube.com/watch?v=ZXnIUu…
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We've been @FactCheck-ing Boris Johnson throughout his three years as prime minister. Here are some of the claims that came up again and again...
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Boris Johnson faced his last ever PMQs today. Let's give some of his favourite claims the @FactCheck treatment.
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Why did Ukraine manage to push Russia back from Kyiv? And can Putin’s army learn from its mistakes in the second phase of war?
Channel 4 News' @ryanramgobin looks at how Moscow's plans unravelled.
youtube.com/watch?v=ostX5B…
Channel 4 News' @ryanramgobin looks at how Moscow's plans unravelled.
youtube.com/watch?v=ostX5B…
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She's compared her policies to Trump and Putin - and she could become the next president of France.
@FactCheck's @lee_georgina takes a look at Marine Le Pen.
@FactCheck's @lee_georgina takes a look at Marine Le Pen.
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Does your energy provider owe you money? @FactCheck spoke to one couple who'd been overpaying on their gas and electricity for four years - and ended up getting over £2,000 paid back to them.
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Vladimir Putin uses the same tactics in every war he fights.
@FactCheck's @lee_georgina takes a look.
@FactCheck's @lee_georgina takes a look.
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Vladimir Putin uses the same tactics in every war he fights. Understanding them might just help us predict Russia’s next moves in Ukraine.
Watch the latest from @FactCheck:
youtu.be/L3l-yC_iP4E
Watch the latest from @FactCheck:
youtu.be/L3l-yC_iP4E
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Over 52,000 NHS England staff could be sacked in April if they don’t get their first Covid vaccine by 3 February, @FactCheck analysis reveals.
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Sajid Javid said that since 2015, the UK has taken more refugees through resettlement schemes than any other European country.
That’s true, but it’s misleading. Overall, the UK takes in far fewer refugees than many EU nations.
That’s true, but it’s misleading. Overall, the UK takes in far fewer refugees than many EU nations.
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The same research finds the UK accepts far fewer refugees per head of population than its European neighbours.
Source: House of Commons Library.
Source: House of Commons Library.
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Boris Johnson gave his keynote speech at the Conservative party conference this week. Let's put it to the @FactCheck test.
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the UK’s evacuation of 17,000 people from Afghanistan is unprecedented. But it’s not.
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Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng clashed with BBC journalist Martha Kearney over how many jobs will be created in Humberside through investment in wind power.
Mr Kwarteng seems to have contradicted his own press release.
Mr Kwarteng seems to have contradicted his own press release.
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Mr Zahawi also made a near-identical claim in the House of Commons. But after we published our story, the Department of Health got in touch to say that the minister has corrected the parliamentary record. Here’s what it now says:
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Even with some extra cash in 2019/20, the CPS has had to swallow a real-terms cut of more than 30 per cent over a decade.
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Challenged on the Covid crisis in social care, Matt Hancock said “we did not have” a list of all elderly care homes early on. But as @FactCheck has found, there is a list and it seems to have been online throughout the pandemic. Read the full analysis:
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All these vaccines have been tested in the same way as previous vaccines. youtube.com/watch?v=f_PMxo…
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The latest figures also suggest we recently stopped using the Pfizer vaccine for first doses. Is this because supplies are getting tight?
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EMA head Emer Cooke said that "at present there is no indication that vaccines have caused the conditions" and that the number of cases "seems not to be higher than that seen in the general population". youtube.com/watch?v=iy8DIF…
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EU countries are bound by this directive, which limits a single contactless payment to 50 euros. The cardholder has to authorise a payment after no more than five contactless payments, or 150 euros. legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/389
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In a recent interview, the former head of the UK's Vaccines Taskforce, Kate Bingham, shot down the idea that Brexit had helped Britain moved faster than the EU member states: repubblica.it/cronaca/2021/0…
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The UK government made it clear that it could authorise vaccines unilaterally under European law in a press release in November last year. gov.uk/government/new…
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Matt Hancock has said we "never had a national shortage" of PPE, citing a National Audit Office report. But the NAO said that "many front-line workers in health and adult social care reported not having access to the PPE they needed during the height of the shortages". (1/6)
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Data from Public Health England shows that deaths and hospital cases are falling fastest among the oldest people - those most likely to have already been given a jab. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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Hello. Current PHE advice to clinicians on that is here: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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Public Health England now says the ‘balance between the risks... and benefits’ of daily contact testing in schools is ‘unclear’. It notes the role of the new variant on transmission.
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We asked the Department for Education whether the Covid Winter Grant Scheme was intended to cover school meals in half term or not. They told @FactCheck:
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The government says schools in England don’t need to provide half term meals because “there is wider government support in place...through the Covid Winter Grant Scheme”.
But separate guidance says the Scheme is "not intended to replicate or replace free school meals".
But separate guidance says the Scheme is "not intended to replicate or replace free school meals".
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Are we on track to hit government vaccination targets? (@FactCheck thread). Official figures say there were around 165,000 vaccinations (1st or 2nd dose) done in the latest 24-hour period we know about... coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/health…
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Now the ONS data suggests there could have been a dip recently, although caveats apply - provisional, subject to revision, more uncertainty after December 30.
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