Patrick Worrall
Channel 4
United Kingdom
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FactCheck: is Boris Johnson really giving the NHS “new money”? – Channel 4 News
NHS experts have cast doubt on whether the £1.8bn is really new, and whether it is enough to make a difference to cash-strapped hospitals. → Read More
FactCheck: how popular is “no deal” Brexit? – Channel 4 News
Leading Brexiters have been accused of exaggerating the popularity of a no-deal Brexit among voters. In recent TV interviews, John Redwood and Andrew Bridgen both said "most of the public" now want to leave the EU with no withdrawal agreement in place. Jacob Rees-Mogg has also tweeted this graphic, which… → Read More
FactCheck: viral video doesn’t show violence in a ‘Sharia Law Zone’ in London
This video is shockingly violent - but it doesn’t show what many people say it does. → Read More
FactCheck: is the “stop Brexit” petition reliable? – Channel 4 News
People can sign from all over the world, and there doesn’t appear to be a way of definitively checking their nationality or residency. → Read More
FactCheck: what is the row about transgender athletes all about? – Channel 4 News
Martina Navratilova has been accused of being “transphobic” after saying that some transgender women should not be allowed to compete against other women in sport. The tennis star has criticised International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines, which say transgender athletes can compete as women if they reduce their testosterone levels. Trans… → Read More
Major new Brexit poll shows voters swinging towards Remain
Most UK voters would vote Remain if the EU referendum were held again, according to a major new poll from Channel 4 and Survation. Some 54 per cent of people said they would stay in the EU if the 2016 referendum were held tomorrow - when those who refused… → Read More
FactCheck: how bad is it for Donald Trump? – Channel 4 News
Tuesday was arguably the worst day of Donald Trump’s presidency so far. → Read More
FactCheck: why does Amazon pay so little tax? – Channel 4 News
Amazon is on course to become one of the first companies to reach $1 trillion market capitalisation, and CEO Jeff Bezos was declared the richest man in modern history by Forbes last month. So why does it pay so little tax? → Read More
FactCheck: three things we learned about the Government’s Brexit plan – Channel 4 News
The white paper gives us more detail than we’ve ever had before about what the British government is hoping to get out of the negotiations. → Read More
FactCheck: has the media ignored good news about Jeremy Corbyn? – Channel 4 News
It seems from our archive searches that the media generally pays little attention to the Sean MacBride Peace Prize. → Read More
FactCheck: what the chancellor didn’t say – Channel 4 News
What did chancellor Philip Hammond leave out of his Budget speech today? → Read More
FactCheck: how Boris has changed his tune on Brexit – Channel 4 News
We've FactChecked this to death - suffice to say that Britain does not in fact spend anything like £350m a week on EU membership fees. → Read More
FactCheck: No, Muslims in London didn’t celebrate the Paris attack – Channel 4 News
The men are cricket fans celebrating Pakistan's victory over Sri Lanka in a 20/20 match in 2009. → Read More
FactCheck: Conservatives are cutting school funding in real terms – Channel 4 News
How to make sense of this? Should you be worried if you have school-age children? → Read More
FactCheck: Eva Bartlett’s claims about Syrian children – Channel 4 News
Perhaps the simpler explanation is the more likely one: children really are being orphaned in Syria, or left wounded and distressed, and those children are now being wrongly accused of involvement in an elaborate conspiracy. → Read More
Channel 4 FactCheck goes behind the spin to dig out the truth and separate political fact from fiction.
The attacks in France dominated the headlines, while the media were accused of ignoring other victims of the so-called Islamic State's global campaign of terror. → Read More
Channel 4 FactCheck goes behind the spin to dig out the truth and separate political fact from fiction.
The Sun has been widely criticised for claiming that a fifth of British Muslims sympathies with jihadis. What's the truth of the matter? → Read More
FactCheck Q&A: the tax credit crunch
The Lords are debating whether to scupper George Osborne's latest change to tax credits. What's it all about? → Read More
FactCheck: David Cameron’s conference speech
David Cameron makes his keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference. Does he pass the FactCheck test? → Read More
FactCheck: Is George Osborne rewriting history?
George Osborne says the Conservatives abolished the slave trade, stopped children working in factories and invented chocolate. OK, we made that last one up. → Read More