Live factchecking Cameron and Farage #ITVEUref
As we edge ever closer to referendum day on June 23rd, figures from both sides of the campaign are eager to answer voters' questions about all things EU-related. And we're eager to give voters the facts. That's why the Full Fact team decamped to ITV's studios on Tuesday, to live factcheck David Cameron and Nigel Farage as they answered questions from a studio audience. It was a late night, but claims can reach people at any hour of the day, and we want to make sure the facts do too.
Factchecking organisation @FullFact will be joining us as Cameron and Farage answer audience questions at #ITVEURef pic.twitter.com/Jpjd7MTpTV
— ITV News (@itvnews) June 7, 2016
Nigel Farage on economists and economic models
Farage: "thank God we didn't join the euro"... That is basis for out campaigners saying economists wrong then, and wrong now.#ITVEURef
— Anushka Asthana (@AnushkaAsthana) June 7, 2016
Good answer by @Nigel_Farage on economists being wrong then wrong now - on ERM, on Euro too - #ITVEURef
— David C Bannerman (@DCBMEP) June 7, 2016
Most economists agree that leaving the EU would cost the UK economically https://t.co/HMw2sIRaAj #ITVEURef
— Full Fact (@FullFact) June 7, 2016
Farage argues the economic models are wrong again. Here are the questions to ask about them. https://t.co/LJ6GD4fQsN #ITVEUref
— Full Fact (@FullFact) June 7, 2016
Nigel Farage on trade
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Farage: Trade with EU only worth 12% of our GDP, we have a massive domestic economy #ITVEURef
— Open Europe (@OpenEurope) June 7, 2016
Exports to other EU countries were 12% of UK GDP in 2015 https://t.co/75Mp49GauQ #ITVEURef
— Full Fact (@FullFact) June 7, 2016
Nigel Farage on immigration
EU vote may be 'one and only chance' to control immigration, says @Nigel_Farage #ITVEURef https://t.co/9MdrhEwgIV pic.twitter.com/DWsuRzEAQL
— ITV News (@itvnews) June 7, 2016
Farage: Let's agree with the House of Lords that EU migrants are roughly economically neutral. Population rise is the problem. #ITVEURef
— Simple Politics (@easypoliticsUK) June 7, 2016
No single figure for impact of immigration on public finances, but most studies agree effect is small https://t.co/v85UUJCigm #ITVEUref
— Full Fact (@FullFact) June 7, 2016
"We need to build a house every 4 minutes just to cope with the numbers," says @Nigel_Farage #immigration #Brexit #ITVEURef
— William Green (@politicseditor) June 7, 2016
Govt projects net migration accounts for 70,000 new households a year in Eng, one every 7 or 8 mins https://t.co/A27eXybBtc (1/2) #ITVEUref
— Full Fact (@FullFact) June 7, 2016
Read our factcheck of Nigel Farage's claim about immigrants and housing here.
David Cameron on economists' opinions on leaving the EU
Factchecked: do 90% of economists say leaving the EU would make us worse off? It's not that simple. Watch: https://t.co/fpi40KG4fE #ITVEUref
— Full Fact (@FullFact) June 7, 2016
Claim that 9 out of 10 economists say our economy would be worse isn’t representative of all economists https://t.co/IVX5SQyLID #ITVEUref
— Full Fact (@FullFact) June 7, 2016
Fact check: '9 out of 10 economists agree Britain would be worse off outside EU' #ITVEURefhttps://t.co/9MdrhEwgIV pic.twitter.com/OFukzAB7FP
— ITV News (@itvnews) June 7, 2016
David Cameron on migrants and benefits
Cameron: Changes to benefit access was key demand in renegotiation and now no full access for new migrants for 4 years #ITVEURef
— Open Europe (@OpenEurope) June 7, 2016
Explaining the EU deal: the 'emergency brake' #ITVEUref https://t.co/nJ7A2kfjTB
— Full Fact (@FullFact) June 7, 2016
David Cameron on jobs
UK creates more jobs than the rest of EU? Not a useful comparison https://t.co/6I7mg5FKfC #ITVEURef
— Full Fact (@FullFact) June 7, 2016
Economy and immigration focus of @David_Cameron and @Nigel_Farage #ITVEURef questions https://t.co/6z20MsUcaf pic.twitter.com/KSYKLEuQv2
— ITV News (@itvnews) June 7, 2016
And thanks to ITV for hosting us — we were back just a couple of days later to factcheck the #ITVEUref debate. Read the roundup here.
I'd recommend the @FullFact stream right now. Excellent scrutiny of claims in #itveuref
— Dr Chris Whitaker (@christheowl) June 7, 2016
Everybody should watch @FullFact.
— Ed Wilson (@eddwilson) June 7, 2016
Not just your preferred @StrongerIn or @vote_leave (or the weird ones).#ITVEURef https://t.co/DWDLrQ7EDB
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