Europe
Boris Johnson repeats his false claim that extending Brexit costs £1 billion a month
A three month extension costs the same amount in EU budget payments as Boris Johnson’s own deal. Read
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Tom Phillips
Editor (former)
Tom led our fact checking team and was responsible for ensuring that our fact checks were as accurate and fair as possible. Tom was previously the Editorial Director of Buzzfeed UK and his experience includes Buzzfeed, Trinity Mirror’s UsVsTh3m, MSN and Metro UK.
Europe
The Brexit deal has not passed Parliament
The Withdrawal Agreement Bill has not passed Parliament—it passed its “second reading”, which is just an early stage in Parliament passing it. Read
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Europe
No evidence that People’s Vote march had over two million people
There’s no evidence that Sky News and German TV made such estimates, as has been claimed. Read
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Europe
It’s not true to say a Brexit extension would cost £1 billion
You can say your plan is to leave with a deal, or you can say an extension will cost £1 billion a month, but you can't say both. Read
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The Lord Kerr who wrote Article 50 isn’t the Lord Kerr who sits on the Supreme Court
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard is a different person to Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
We think there's a big error in that viral article about hedge funds and Brexit
The claim that the number of “short positions” spiked when Boris Johnson became leader of the Conservative party seems to be a misreading of the data. Read
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Europe
Would an extension to Brexit cost £1 billion a month?
This only works if you’re comparing an extension to a no deal exit where the UK doesn’t pay the divorce bill. Read
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Crime
Are assaults on police officers rising?
All recorded assaults on police officers have risen by 18% since 2017/18, but it is not possible to compare this year’s figures with the stats from before then. Read
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The cabbage myth returns: EU cabbage regulations don’t have 26,911 words
There are not 26,911 words in EU cabbage regulations. It’s an urban legend which dates back to 1951. Read
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George Soros was not a Nazi SS officer
George Soros was not a Nazi in the Second World War, and a picture claiming to show him as one is actually of the Auschwitz officer Oskar Gröning. Read
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