BBC gives Boris Johnson’s £350m claim a ‘reality check’. Here’s what they found
With Boris Johnson reviving his £350m EU/NHS claim – this time without the bus – the BBC decided to run a ‘reality check’ on the figures.
This is what they found.
We’ve said it before… The UK did not (and still doesn’t) send £350m/week to the EU @BorisJohnson . https://t.co/PPllLXSHiH
— BBC Reality Check (@BBCRealityCheck) September 16, 2017
And here’s how they did it.
Others put it in slightly stronger terms.
No BBC, Boris Johnson isn't reviving a 'controversial claim' about getting back £350m a week to spend on the NHS, he's resurrecting a lie.
— Keith Burge (@carryonkeith) September 16, 2017
And more memorable.
Boris Johnson repeating the £350m lie doesn't make it true. Britain needs political grown-ups, not a pound shop Donald Trump
— Vince Cable (@vincecable) September 16, 2017
Just in case you missed that Boris Johnson front page.
For 15 months I have had countless people who work for Boris furiously deny he ever actually said the NHS would get £350m. And now… pic.twitter.com/KIjjH8u5D4
— Matt Chorley (@MattChorley) September 15, 2017
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