Thanks to negotiating drug prices "our seniors, instead of paying $500 a month for drugs, are paying no more than 35 cents."
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Full Fact→ Are doctors getting an above inflation pay rise?
The BMA accused the chancellor of being ‘misleading’ over claims doctors had received an above inflation pay rise.
Full Fact→ MPs’ pay has not increased by 42% since 2010
The salary of all MPs has increased by a little over 30% since 2010.
Full Fact→ UK aid didn’t pay for India’s moon mission
Thanks to its growing economy, India’s government has not received traditional development aid from the UK since around 2015. None of the money it receives from the UK funds its space programme.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Did NOT Just Agree To Pay $2.3 Billion In Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement In DOJ History — Happened In 2009, Unrelated to C-19 Vaccine
Did Pfizer recently agree to pay $2.3 billion for medical fraud, the largest health care fraud settlement in the history of the U.S. Department of Justice and was this related to Covid-19 vaccination? No, that's not true: Pfizer did agree
Full Fact→ The government does not pay private health companies twice as much as GPs
Claims government spending on private healthcare companies is double GP services aren’t quite right, as non-NHS healthcare spend figures also include money for charities and local councils.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Immigrants pay taxes and housing costs, regardless of status
CLAIM: There are more than 18 million immigrants in the country without authorization but, unlike U.S. citizens, they are not required to pay taxes, rent, or receive vaccines.
PolitiFact→ Kevin McCarthy – Largest share of foreign payments went to Biden associates, not kin, Biden memos show
“We know the bank records show that nearly $20 million in payments were directed to the Biden family members and associates through various shell companies.”
Full Fact→ NHS in England not paying out £8 billion a year in maternity negligence compensation
A Times column claimed the NHS in England paid more than double its £3 billion maternity budget in maternity clinical negligence payments. But last year these payments totalled just £1.1 billion.
Logically→ President Zelenskyy did not say he won’t hold elections unless the U.S. and EU pay for them
Logically→ No plans for London’s ULEZ to be developed into a pay-per-mile scheme
AllSides→ Watchdog Says Elizabeth Warren Being Fooled By ‘Bogus’ Pledge From Biden Nominee On Big Pharma Payments
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watchdog-says-elizabeth-warren-being-fooled-by-bogus-pledge-from-biden-nominee-on-big-pharma-payments
FactCheck.org→ Conservative Posts Misrepresent Royalty Payments to Fauci and Collins
SciCheck Digest Documents show that Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins received 58 royalty payments from 2010 to 2021 for their research. Only three of the payments came in 2020 or 2021; the rest were made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. But
Full Fact→ Paying TV licence fee isn’t based on ‘consent’
A post claiming there is no law that requires a person to pay a TV licence has been shared more than 11,000 times.
PolitiFact→ Nicole Malliotakis – Fast food jobs vs. the military: Pay comparison missing context
“You can work at some McDonald’s in this country for more money than … signing up for the military.”
Full Fact→ NHS consultants are not demanding a 35% pay rise
There’s been widespread confusion in the media about the demands made by striking senior doctors. Their union has confirmed that they are campaigning for an above inflation uplift, but not necessarily
Full Fact→ Most junior doctors’ basic pay was higher than £14 per hour in 2022/23
New claims about junior doctor pay in England, including from a Labour MP, are potentially misleading.
Full Fact→ Money spent on Test and Trace couldn’t fund 15% NHS pay increase for 35 years
A resurfaced claim that the money spent on the Test and Trace scheme would pay for a 15% pay rise for health service staff until 2058 is incorrect.
The Dispatch→ Interest Payments Are a Ticking Time Bomb
Massive federal borrowing means gambling America’s economic future on interest rates never rising.
Logically→ No, the Irish government is not paying Indians €100,000 in financial incentives to move to Ireland
Full Fact→ Diane Abbott understated pay of NHS England boss
The MP said that Amanda Pritchard earns £86,000. But her annual earnings in 2021/22 were actually more like £255,000.
Full Fact→ Minimum wage earners haven’t seen a ‘£1,000 reduction in their tax’ compared to what they used to pay
A figure quoted by the Deputy PM actually refers to the difference between what a minimum wage earner pays now, and what they’d be paying if tax thresholds had risen with inflation since 2010.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Pfizer is not paying Anderson Cooper $12 million to promote COVID vaccine
“Pfizer funneled $12 million to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper as part of a deal to promote mRNA COVID jabs to the American public.”
Full Fact→ You cannot be sent to prison just for failing to pay your TV licence
The only punishment available is a fine. Failure to pay the fine is a separate offence that can ultimately result in a prison sentence.
Logically→ Media outlets share Zomato’s meme on ₹2000 notes as official data on cash-on-delivery payments
Logically→ Media shares Zomato’s meme on ₹2000 notes as official data on cash-on-delivery payments
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Nike Was ‘Forced To Pay $1000 To Every Customer’
Was Nike "forced to pay $1000 to every customer" via gift cards? No, that's not true: As of May 18, 2023, there is no indication that courts or authorities made the company do so. The claim originated from a post published on Facebook on
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FedNow Service charges banks, not consumers, for instant payment access
FedNow is a new “monetary system” that’s “going to cost you.”
Full Fact→ Would a 35% pay uplift for junior doctors cost £1 billion or £2 billion?
A Labour MP quoted BMA figures claiming junior doctor “pay restoration” would cost £1 billion, but the health secretary said it would cost £2 billion.
PolitiFact→ Brian Tyler Cohen – Claim about congressional ‘pay raise’ omits key information
House Speaker “Kevin McCarthy has quietly implemented a pay raise for members (of Congress) that could be $30,000+ per person. It circumvents the Constitution by instead reimbursing their rent, utilities, & meals.”
AllSides→ Biden Claims US Always Pays Its Debts, Gets Fact-Checked By Community Notes
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/04/biden-claim-us-debt-fact-checked/ President Biden was fact-checked b
Full Fact→ Comparison of junior doctors’ pay with baked beans prices lacks context
Most junior doctors are paid more than the equivalent of ten tins per hour, even if you only consider basic pay.
The Dispatch→ Repealing the Payroll-Tax Cap Won’t Save Social Security
(Picture via Getty Images)Funding progressive dreams doesn’t mean just raising Elon Musk’s taxes.Continue reading Repealing the Payroll-Tax Cap Won’t Save Social Security »
Full Fact→ Suella Braverman did not claim parliamentary expenses to pay her parents’ utility bills
The claims related to her London home and were within the rules governing such payments.
Full Fact→ How do junior doctors’ pay demands compare with MPs’ recent salary rises?
Some claims made during the recent strike used a mix of cash-terms and real-terms figures.
AllSides→ Mike Lindell Bet $5M to Prove His Election Lies Wrong. Now He Has to Pay Up.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3vpn/mike-lindell-cyber-symposium-big-lie-conspiracy-challenge-payout
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV Is NOT Cured With Papaya Leaf And Black Seed Tea
Can HIV be permanently cured by ingesting papaya leaf and black seed tea? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, no cure for HIV has been discovered by medical professionals. Although several false claims of a cure have been made si
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Don’t confuse FedNow payment system and central bank digital currency; they’re not the same
“In America our own (central bank digital currency) system is going to be launching July 1. It’s called the FedNow payment system.”
PolitiFact→ Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation suit is unrelated to NY case
Donald Trump’s April 4 arrest on criminal charges is not likely to be impacted by a failed 2018 defamation case that Stormy Daniels brought against the then-president and a recent financial order that Daniels pay some of his legal fees.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the FedNow Service is not replacing cash. It’s an instant payment service.
The FedNow program “is going to replace your paper currency.”