Economy, Business & Finance
Are petrol and diesel taxed in Gibraltar?
There is no VAT in Gibraltar, but there is fuel duty. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Living expense calculations ignore that not all income is taxed
A Facebook post showing the average take home pay of someone earning minimum wage does not account for the fact that people do not pay tax on all of their income. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Crude oil is not cheaper in pounds now than in 2008
A Facebook post inaccurately claims that oil was more expensive in pounds in 2008 while fuel was cheaper. In fact, both crude oil and fuel were cheaper in pounds in 2008. Read
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Europe
Decision to stop Rwanda flight nothing to do with EU
The European Court of Human Rights is a totally separate institution from the EU. Read
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Immigration
No evidence one refugee from Rwanda will come to the UK for every asylum seeker sent there
The Home Office said this is not happening, and has previously said “a small number” of refugees will be resettled in the UK. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Labour makes misleading claim about fall in affordable housing under Conservative government
Labour’s claim that affordable housing supply has fallen by 95% misinterprets the statistics. Read
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Figures on benefit and tax fraud investigators misrepresented
Data uncovered by an MP about the number of fraud investigators employed by HMRC and the DWP has been reshared on social media. But the figures are out of date and misleadingly presented. Read
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Health
A US federal agency did not say that Covid-19 was a planned ‘scamdemic’
A retired neurosurgeon expressed this opinion in a journal article, which can be found by searching PubMed on the agency’s site. Read
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Health
No evidence for link between AIDS epidemic and smallpox vaccine
An article in a 1987 edition of the Times claimed a possible link between the smallpox vaccine and AIDS. There is no evidence for such a link. Read
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Immigration
How much do asylum seekers living in hotels get to live on per week?
Some are eligible to receive £8 per week to cover costs for items not provided by their accommodation. Read
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