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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Rachael Krishna
Fact Checker (former)
Rachael joined Full Fact in April 2019, having previously worked as a reporter for BuzzFeed News. She worked with the fact-checking team, and has experience and interest in online misinformation and social media.
Conservative party misleadingly edit video of Jess Phillips
A video from October where Ms Phillips talks about how parties can’t deliver everything in manifestos was edited by the Conservatives to make it look like she was talking about the 2019 Labour manifes 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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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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This is a photo from Tony Benn’s funeral
Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Jeremy Corbyn were both attendees of theLabour MP’s funeral in 2014. Read
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The BBC did use old footage of Boris Johnson laying a Remembrance Wreath
Excerpt The footage is from the 2016 Remembrance Sunday service. The BBC says it was a production error. Read
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Cambridge University has not banned poppies
The student union confirmed that a vote last year had been misinterpreted by the press. Read
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This is not an image of Jeremy Corbyn at an IRA funeral
The man in the photos has been identified by those familiar with Bobby Sands as Jim Gibney, who now serves as a political aide. Read
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This video has been edited to make Keir Starmer appear confused at the end
In the original video, Mr Starmer promptly answers Piers Morgan’s question. Read
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This footage of Keir Starmer being interviewed on Good Morning Britain was edited before being posted by the Conservative party
The interview was edited before being posted by the Conservative party to make Mr Starmer look confused. Read
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